Dr. Ashkan Alex Shamsian M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
5232 Lindley Ave Encino CA, 91316About
Dr. Ashkan Shamsian is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Encino, CA. Dr. Shamsian specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shamsian can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shamsian 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
Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School 2002
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