Nurse Practitioners

 
 
 

JUDYE GREER
Advanced Nurse Practitioner

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
The University of Arkansas School of Nursing, 1974
Advanced Nurse Practitioner, 1976
Certified Menopause Clinician, 2001

EXPERIENCE:

All types of women’s healthcare including first exams for teenagers, contraceptive counseling, abnormal pap smear evaluation, obstetrics and menopausal care. Judye is certified as a menopause clinician, certified by the North American Menopause Society. She is a member of North Harris County Nurse Practitioners Association.

She has been practicing in Houston since 1988 including employment at the Baylor College of Medicine Teen clinic.
 

 

 

MARY GARZA, R.T. (R)(M)
Registered Imaging Specialist

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Trained in mammography in 1975 at St. Joseph’s Hospital with Dr. John Martin. Has been a registered mammographer since 1994.


EXPERIENCE:

30 years experience in healthcare. Mary is in charge of NWC’s in-house mammography services which are FDA / MSQA certified. Mary has been with Northwest Women’s Center for over 11 years.
 
 

BARBARA H. ELLZEY, WHCNP
Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Houston Baptist University, 1980
Bachelors in Science and Nursing

Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner, 1994
Planned Parenthood/ Texas Women’s University

PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Providing Women’s Health Care since 1980. Ms. Ellzey has expertise in all areas of women’s healthcare from young teens, to post menopausal women. Ms. Ellzey sees patients with a variety of issues including: pregnancy, contraception, gynecology, menopause, and obstetrics.

Her practice history includes health care delivery in both the private and public sectors. Ms. Ellzey has a strong background in Obstetrics and has many years of experience in Labor and Delivery and Postpartum care. She is an instructor in Lamaze, breastfeeding and infant care classes.

MEMBER:
North Harris County Nurse Practitioner Association

HOBBIES:
Avid long distance swimmer, traveling, gardening and birding.

LANGUAGES:
English and Spanish

 

Chantel Ashley, Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Prairie View A&M University, 1995
Prairie View, TX
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Registered Nurse

The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2005
Galveston, TX
Master of Science in Nursing: Midwifery
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)

PERSONAL:
Spouse: Myles
Children: Ryan Myles and Taylor Simone

COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Fallbrook Church: Healthcare Ministry, Children’s Choir

BACKGROUND:
Like many midwives, Chantel became interested in midwifery after her first child-birthing experience during her undergraduate studies.  She spent the next 10 years working as a high risk labor and delivery nurse, accumulating a wealth of knowledge and experience.  Becoming a certified nurse-midwife has allowed Chantel to provide women with the opportunity to experience the wonders of childbirth with all its beauty, dignity, and mystery.  She is a nurturer and a clinical care provider.  Her clinical skills are enhanced by her warm, calming, and patient spirit.  Chantel not only provides child-birthing services, but also provides management and care for women focusing particularly on common primary care issues, gynecology, and family planning.  She is dedicated to honoring the integrity of women’s health and empowering women take an active role in their healthcare decisions.  Chantel Ashley has a sharp attention to detail and is committed to working in a partnership with women to achieve the healthcare and birth experiences they desire.

** Chantel Ashley CNM, has been educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery, and is certified according to the regulations of the ACNM and the state of Texas.   

 

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