
Dr. Shawna Hughes MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1250 WATERS PL BRONX NY, 10461About
Dr. Shawna Hughes is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in BRONX, NY. Dr. Hughes specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hughes can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hughes 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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- Anat Zelmanovich509 East 77th Street New York New York 10075
- Dr. Lucy Tamar Tovmasian M.D.420 Grand Ave Englewood NJ 07631
- Dr. Miller Vaca M.D.1065 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10459
- Dr. Juanita Mestre-Dudley M.D.1400 Pelham Pkwy S Bronx NY 10461
- Dr. Rony Tanios Elias M.D.1305 York Ave New York NY 10021
- Dr. David Barad M.D.21 East 69th Street New York New York 10021
Nearest Hospitals
JACOBI MEDICAL CENTERl
1400 PELHAM PARKWAY SOUTH BRONX NY 10461ST BARNABAS HOSPITALl
4422 THIRD AVENUE BRONX NY 10457