Dr. Samina Samir Makani MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
477 N El Camino Real Suite C304 Encinitas CA, 92024About
Dr. Samina Makani is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Encinitas, CA. Dr. Makani specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Makani can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Makani 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
Bharati Vidyapeeth's Med Coll, Pune Univ, Pune, Maharashtra, India MD
Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College 1999
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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