Dr. Allison L. Shirker, MD, FACOG
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
799 Gay St Phoenixville PA, 19460About
Dr. Allison Shirker is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Phoenixville, PA. Dr. Shirker specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shirker can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shirker 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
Temple Univ Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1997
Temple University School of Medicine 1997
Provider Details
Treatments
- Pregnancy
- Premenstrual Syndrome (pms)
- Genital Warts
- Vaginitis
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Uterine Prolapse
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