
Dr. Joan Redfearn-thompson M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
6196 Oxon Hill Rd. Suite 610 Oxon Hill MD, 20745About
Dr. Joan Redfearn-thompson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Oxon Hill, MD. Dr. Redfearn-thompson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Redfearn-thompson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Redfearn-thompson 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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