Erika Schaeffer M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
247 BROAD ST MILFORD CT, 06460About
Dr. Erika Schaeffer is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in MILFORD, CT. Dr. Schaeffer specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Schaeffer can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Schaeffer 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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