Dr. Sherita Denean Gaskins M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw 6a429 Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Sherita Gaskins is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Gaskins specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Gaskins can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Gaskins 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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