Dr. Brent A Parnell M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
3032 Old Clinic Building Campus Box 7570 Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
Dr. Brent Parnell is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Parnell specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Parnell can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Parnell 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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