
Dr. Alexis Brooke Hood MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
5841 S MARYLAND AVE # 2050 CHICAGO IL, 60637About
Dr. Alexis Hood is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in CHICAGO, IL. Dr. Hood specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hood can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hood 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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PROVIDENT HOSPITAL OF CHICAGOl
500 E 51ST ST CHICAGO IL 60615