Dr. Allison Whitton M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1501 Tate Blvd Se Suite 201 Hickory NC, 28602About
Dr. Allison Whitton is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Hickory, NC. Dr. Whitton specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Whitton can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Whitton 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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St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1999
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