Dr. Katherine Ann Averill M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
200 HOSPITAL AVE JEFFERSON NC, 28640About
Dr. Katherine Averill is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Faison, NC. Dr. Averill specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Averill can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Averill 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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