Dr. Teresita Desiree Santiago-escalera MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
372 POST AVE WESTBURY NY, 11590About
Dr. Teresita Santiago-escalera is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Honolulu, HI. Dr. Santiago-escalera specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Santiago-escalera can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Santiago-escalera can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
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