Dr. Doreen Wiggins MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
297 Promenade St Providence RI, 02908About
Dr. Doreen Wiggins is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Providence, RI. Dr. Wiggins specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Wiggins can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Wiggins 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
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 1988
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- Breast Cancer
- Pain
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