
Dr. Erica Shields Hammer MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
111 Colchester Ave Department Of Women' Burlington VT, 05401About
Dr. Erica Hammer is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Burlington, VT. Dr. Hammer specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Hammer can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Hammer 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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111 COLCHESTER AVE BURLINGTON VT 5401NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INCl
133 FAIRFIELD STREET SAINT ALBANS VT 5478ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTERl
114 WOODLAND STREET HARTFORD CT 6105ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTERl
114 WOODLAND STREET HARTFORD CT 6105CONNECTICUT CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTERl
282 WASHINGTON STREET HARTFORD CT 6106