Dr. Kristin Ashley Van heertum M.D.
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
1200 Old York Rd Abington PA, 19001About
Dr. Kristin Van heertum is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in NASHVILLE, TN. Dr. Van heertum specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Van heertum can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Van heertum 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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