Dr. Douglas Anthony Penta M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
200 Harvard Mill Sq Suite 330 Wakefield MA, 01880About
Dr. Douglas Penta is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Wakefield, MA. Dr. Penta specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Penta can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Penta 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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Boston University School of Medicine 1985
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