Elham Waheeda Altaf M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
4208 EVERGREEN LN STE 213 ANNANDALE VA, 22003About
Dr. Elham Altaf is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in ANNANDALE, VA. Dr. Altaf specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Altaf can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Altaf 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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