Dr. Frederick R Silfen MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
1000 Nw 9th Ct Suite 103 Boca Raton FL, 33486About
Dr. Frederick Silfen is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Boca Raton, FL. Dr. Silfen specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Silfen can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Silfen 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
Univ of South Al Coll of Med, Mobile Al 1986
University of South Alabama College of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
Provider Details
Treatments
- Menopause
- Anemia
- Fibroids
- Pregnancy
- Vaginitis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Menstrual Cramps
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