Obstetrics and Gynecology
Certified Nurse-Midwifery Staff
Betsy Portugal, CNM
Betsy Portugal, is a Faculty Associate and Staff Certified Nurse-Midwife in the Department of OB/GYN at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso. She is certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. She received her Bachelor's and Masters of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Texas-El Paso.
Ms. Portugal offers Nurse-Midwifery care to healthy women throughout their life span. She has a specialized interest in teen pregnancy and well-woman and adolescent GYN care. She sees patients at the Texas Tech out-patient clinic and attends births and follow-up care at Thomason Hospital.
Laura Gillispie, CNM, MSN
Laura A. Gillispie is a Faculty Associate and Certified Nurse-Midwife in the Department of OB/GYN at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso. She received her BSN in 1998 from UNM, Masters in Counseling from WNMU, and her Masters of Science in Nursing with a Specialty in Nurse Midwifery from UT-El Paso. Ms. Gillispie is certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. She also has a Graduate Certificate as a Nurse Educator. Ms. Gillispie provides care to women from child bearing age through menopause. She sees patients at the Texas Tech out-patient clinic and attends births and follow-up care at Thomason Hospital. She is a clinical instructor for the medical students and residents in the normal realm of women’s health care and pregnancy.
Wreatha Carner, MSN, CNM
Wreatha Carner is a Faculty Associate and Certified Nurse-Midwife in the Department of OB/GYN at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso. She received her nursing degree from the University of the State of New York in Albany, New York. Ms. Carner did her graduate work at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon and was certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives in 1995. She also received a degree in Spanish Language and Linguistics from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Before joining the team of midwives at Texas Tech, Ms. Carner lived and attended birthing women in Washington State. In El Paso she continues working with women toward their optimal health from pre-conceptual care through prenatal care, birth and postpartum family planning.
Ha Nguyen, CNM, MSN,
Ha Nguyen is a Faculty Associate and staff Certified Nurse-Midwife in the Department of OB/GYN at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso. She received her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 1996 and her Masters of Science from Charles-Drew University in Los Angeles, California in 2006 with a specialty in Nurse Midwifery. Ms Nguyen sees patients at the Texas Tech out-patient clinic and attends births and follow-up care at Thomason Hospital. She has a special interest in providing excellent healthcare to women of all ages throughout their lifespan. In addition, Ms Nguyen has a special interest in global health programs.