Dr. Patrick A Pontee MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Obstetrics
5500 Hohman Ave Hammond IN, 46320About
Dr. Patrick Pontee is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Hammond, IN. Dr. Pontee specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Pontee can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Pontee 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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