Dr. Afra Shekarloo MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
Oakland Medical Group 1411 East 31st Stree Oakland CA, 94602About
Dr. Afra Shekarloo is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Oakland, CA. Dr. Shekarloo specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shekarloo can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shekarloo 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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Teheran University 1966
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