Dr. Robert Edward lee Shirley M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
870 State Farm Rd Suite 100 Boone NC, 28607About
Dr. Robert Shirley is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Boone, NC. Dr. Shirley specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shirley can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shirley 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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Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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