Dr. Hemaxi Desai DO
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
5501 OLD YORK RD PHILADELPHIA PA, 19141About
Dr. Hemaxi Desai is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dr. Desai specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Desai can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Desai 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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