
Dr. Akhtar Azar M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
10301 Holly Hill Pl Potomac MD, 20854About
Dr. Akhtar Azar is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Potomac, MD. Dr. Azar specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Azar can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Azar 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
Fatima Jinnah Med College For Women University Of Punjab Lahore Pakistan 1962
Fatima Jinnah Medical College for Women 1962
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG
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