Dr. James H Kerns MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
404 N Keene St Columbia MO, 65201About
Dr. James Kerns is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Columbia, MO. Dr. Kerns specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Kerns can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Kerns 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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