Dr. Monica Hokanson Fortson M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1120 15th St Augusta GA, 30912About
Dr. Monica Fortson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Augusta, GA. Dr. Fortson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Fortson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Fortson 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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Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University
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