Dr. Kristina Nichole Pontarelli M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
864 CYPRESS CT IOWA CITY IA, 52245About
Dr. Kristina Pontarelli is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in IOWA CITY, IA. Dr. Pontarelli specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Pontarelli can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Pontarelli 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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