Robin Horsager-Boehrer

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Robyn Horsager-Boehrer is an American obstetrician and gynecologist, currently the Luis Leib, M.D. Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. [1] [2] She is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine (1987), and did her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Parkland Memorial Hospital (1991). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Robyn Horsager-Boehrer, M.D." UT Southwestern Medical Center Faculty Directory. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. "Robyn Horsager-Boehrer". utswmedicine.org. Retrieved March 19, 2017.