
Dr. Samuel Zylstra MD MPH
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
100 COMMERCE DR NORTHBRIDGE MA, 01534About
Dr. Samuel Zylstra is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Whitinsville, MA. Dr. Zylstra specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Zylstra can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Zylstra 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
Univ Instelling Antwerpen- Fac Voor Geneeskunde En Farm- Wilrijk 1981
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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