Dr. Barbara Samm Frank M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
800 Washington St Box 022 Boston MA, 02111About
Dr. Barbara Frank is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Frank specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Frank can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Frank 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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