The Dyad Health Collective was started in 2025 by Dr. Diana Pontell, a board-certified pediatrician and lactation consultant who envisioned a new model for post-partum care for the mother-infant dyad. The Dyad Health Collective aims to bridge a gap in care by providing physician level breastfeeding and lactation medicine consulting services in the Nashville area, with both in-home and virtual visits for maximum ease and convenience during the “fourth trimester”.

Our Mission

Hello

Dr. Diana Pontell lives in Nashville, TN with her husband and their two young children.  In addition to spending time with my husband and sons, I enjoy traveling, reading fiction, running outdoors, and all types of dance.

Diana Pontell MD, IBCLC

My family is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador and I travel there often to visit my relatives. I am a native Spanish speaker.

  • 2017 | Pennsylvania Medical Physician & Surgeon License (MD 460771)

    2019 | Tennessee Medical License (MD 59140)

    2024 | International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (L-313097)

  • 2018 | American Board of Pediatrics

    2023 | Pediatric Advanced Life Support

    2023 | STAT MD (Screening Tool for Autism)

    2023 | Lactation Consultant Training Program

    2023 | REACH Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care Programdescription

  • 2017-2018
    Chief Resident, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    2014-2017
    Pediatrics Resident, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • 2010-2014 | M.D.
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

    2005-2009 | B.S.
    Emory University

  • 2019-Current | Academy Children’s Clinic, Medical Director, Community Based Primary Care Physician

    2018-2019 | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Care Network South Philadelphia
    2022-2023 | Attending Physician/Staff

    2016-2017 | Locum Tenems Hospital Physician, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

    2012-2014 | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Child Abuse & Neglect

    2013-2014 | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Endocrinology

    2009 | Emory University Hospital, Department of Medicine & Neurosurgery

    2006 | Grady Memorial Hospital, Department of Endocrinology

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