Dr. Joy E Wheat M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
6420 Clayton Rd Dept Of Suite 291, 2nd Floor Saint Louis MO, 63117About
Dr. Joy Wheat is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Wheat specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Wheat can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Wheat 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
The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio 2007
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Treatments
- Urinary Incontinence
- Pain
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