Dr. Lillian Darlene Lanka MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
634 Shadowhawk Way Walnut Creek CA, 94595About
Dr. Lillian Lanka is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Lanka specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Lanka can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Lanka 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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University of California 1966
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