Dr. Kristin Leigh Wheeler M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz Saint Louis MO, 63110About
Dr. Kristin Wheeler is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Wheeler specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Wheeler can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Wheeler 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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