Dr. Sharon Yoder Hedges M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
9001 Summa Ave Baton Rouge LA, 70809About
Dr. Sharon Hedges is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Hedges specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hedges can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hedges can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In Shreveport, Shreveport La 1996
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1996
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Menopause
- Obesity
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Pain
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