Dr. Joel Shane Rhoton M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
713 Deahl St Borger TX, 79007About
Dr. Joel Rhoton is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Borger, TX. Dr. Rhoton specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Rhoton can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Rhoton 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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