Dr. Kristen Matteson MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
101 Dudley St Providence RI, 02905About
Dr. Kristen Matteson is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Providence, RI. Dr. Matteson specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Matteson can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Matteson 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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Tufts University School of Medicine 2000
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