Dr. John Michael Balintona MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
Us Hwy 491 N Shiprock NM, 87420About
Dr. John Balintona is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Shiprock, NM. Dr. Balintona specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Balintona can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Balintona 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
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1996
USUHS F E HEBERT SCH OF MED 1996
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