Dr. Anthony Shanks MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
550 N. University Blvd. Indianapolis IN, 46202About
Dr. Anthony Shanks is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Shanks specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shanks can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shanks 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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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