Dr. Shayla T Matthews M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1775 W Dempster St Park Ridge IL, 60068About
Dr. Shayla Matthews is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Park Ridge, IL. Dr. Matthews specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Matthews can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Matthews 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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