Dr. Melissa Jane Sherman MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
101 Dudley St Providence RI, 02905About
Dr. Melissa Sherman is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Providence, RI. Dr. Sherman specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Sherman can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Sherman 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
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2004
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Obstetrics, Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Gestational Diabetes
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Vaginitis
- Pain
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