Dr. Sara K. Rankin MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
10910 Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 100 Columbia MD, 21044About
Dr. Sara Rankin is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Columbia, MD. Dr. Rankin specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Rankin can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Rankin 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
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 2005
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Treatments
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
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