Dr. Scott A Shainker DO
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
165 Dartmouth St Hmva - Dept Ob/Gyn Boston MA, 02116About
Dr. Scott Shainker is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Shainker specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shainker can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shainker 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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