Christy Robbins, WHNP

Specialty: Women's Health

Biography:

Born and raised near Beaumont; Texas; Christy Robbins has over 30 years of experience providing care for women. She values the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of women and the whole family.

Graduating from Lamar University in Beaumont with a bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1983; Christy began her healthcare career as a labor and delivery nurse; as well as a school nurse; while raising her 3 children.

Christy returned to school to pursue a master’s degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston; earning board certification as a women’s health nurse practitioner.

A staunch advocate for breastfeeding; Christy breastfed all of her children and even donated her milk to another person’s child born with a rare disorder to save the child’s life. An international board-certified lactation consultant; Christy has taught classes in childbirth and breastfeeding for new moms and expectant mothers for over 20 years and was honored as the “Breastfeeding Advocate of the Year” in 2011.

As a women’s health nurse practitioner; Christy’s focus is on wellness and disease prevention. She provides annual physicals; well-woman exams; prenatal care; contraception counseling; lactation consultations; treatment for common gynecological conditions; and more.

Prior to joining ABC Women; Children & Family Clinic in 2009; Christy worked at the University of Texas Medical Branch clinics and a private OB/GYN practice in the Beaumont/Port Arthur; Texas area. She is also an associate clinical professor for the Texas A&M Health Science Center; where she teaches medical students in the clinical setting.

Christy is married with three grown children and one grandchild. She relocated to College Station after her hometown of Nederland received extensive damage from Hurricanes Rita and Ike.