Dr. Kristia L Patsavas M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1875 Dempster St Suite 360 Park Ridge IL, 60068About
Dr. Kristia Patsavas is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Park Ridge, IL. Dr. Patsavas specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Patsavas can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Patsavas 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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