Dr. Elsie Santana-fox M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2201 Hempstead Tpke East Meadow NY, 11554About
Dr. Elsie Santana-fox is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in East Meadow, NY. Dr. Santana-fox specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Santana-fox can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Santana-fox can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Suny Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine,Brooklyn, Ny, United States MD 1980
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1980
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Gestational Diabetes
- Breast Cancer
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Birth Defects
- Hives
- Pain
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