Dr. Alva Jack Childress MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1501 Union Ave Suite A Moberly MO, 65270About
Dr. Alva Childress is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Moberly, MO. Dr. Childress specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Childress can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Childress 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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