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Dr. Thomas J Shields MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1000 Walnut St Suite 122 Lansdale PA, 19446About
Dr. Thomas Shields is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Lansdale, PA. Dr. Shields specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shields can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shields can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1967
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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- Dr. Jeanie Lee Yuh M.D.1000 Walnut St Lansdale PA 19446
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- Dr. Dipti Shah-parikh MD1000 Walnut St Lansdale PA 19446
- Dr. Preston Cary Kuptsow D.O.131 Mahogany Way Lansdale PA 19446
- Dr. Robert J Filosa MD1000 Walnut St Lansdale PA 19446
Nearest Hospitals
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100 MEDICAL CAMPUS DRIVE LANSDALE PA 19446DOYLESTOWN HOSPITALl
595 WEST STATE ST DOYLESTOWN PA 18901EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER MONTGOMERYl
559 WEST GERMANTOWN PIKE EAST NORRITON PA 19403