Dr. Laila Benzakour Needham MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
6100 St Johns Ave Suite 2 Palatka FL, 32177About
Dr. Laila Needham is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Palatka, FL. Dr. Needham specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Needham can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Needham can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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