Dr. Brian Antonio Assent M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Obstetrics
2402 ATHERHOLT RD LYNCHBURG VA, 24501About
Dr. Brian Assent is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in LYNCHBURG, VA. Dr. Assent specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Assent can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Assent 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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