Lea Porche, MD

Senior Faculty, Baylor College of Medicine

Maternal and Fetal Medicine
English
All Ages
4.8/5 Read Reviews
830-643-6140
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Meet Lea Porche, MD

Dr. Lea Porche has experience providing complete obstetric and maternal fetal care. In addition, she has extensive surgical experience on a high-risk labor and delivery unit. She incorporates this perspective into the prenatal counseling she provides. Her special interests include prenatal diagnosis with ultrasound, placental disorders, and care and intervention for maternal medical conditions that affect pregnancy. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, exercising, journaling, coaching her children’s sports teams, traveling and trying new foods.

Locations

Hospital Affiliations

Baylor College of Medicine

CHRISTUS Children's

CHRISTUS Health Plan

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills/Alamo Heights

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna - Commercial, Behavorial Health, and Medicare
  • Aetna Better Health - Medicaid, CHIP and Perinate
  • AmeriGroup - Medicaid
  • AmeriGroup - Medicare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) - Blue Essentials
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)- Blue Advantage HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) -CHRISTUS Employee Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield TX (BCBSTX) - PPO
  • CHRISTUS Health Plan
  • Cigna Commercial
  • Community First Health Plan (CFHP) - Medicaid
  • Driscoll Health
  • El Paso Health
  • Healthcare Highways Commercial
  • Humana
  • Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - Commercial PPO
  • Medicaid
  • Molina - Medicaid
  • MultiPlan
  • Oscar Health - Commerical EPO
  • Superior Health Plan - Medicaid
  • United Behavioral Health (UBH)
  • United Healthcare (UHC)

Education & Certifications

Fellowship: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Medical Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ratings & Reviews

  • Overall Quality of Care 4.8
  • Listened Carefully 4.8
  • Explained Things Clearly 4.8
  • Spent Enough Time 4.7
  • Showed Courtesy & Respect 4.8

Patient reviews (2)

5.0

Love it there

5.0

They explained really good i felt so comfortable

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