Dr. Christy Lynn Pettes M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
401 LOWELL DR SE STE 1 HUNTSVILLE AL, 35801About
Dr. Christy Pettes is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Sewanee, TN. Dr. Pettes specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Pettes can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Pettes 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
Georgetown University in Washington DC 2006
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