Our Nurse Practitioners

A nurse practitioner is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing, able to perform a broad range of patient care services typically associated with doctors, including:

• Performing a physical examination
• Ordering laboratory tests, radiology exams and procedures
• Diagnosing, treating and managing diseases
• Writing prescriptions for medications
• Coordinating referrals for patients to see specialists
• Performing certain invasive procedures

Our women's health nurse practitioners are APRNs who Specialize in treating women.

Women's health nurse practitioners care for women regardless of their pregnancy status, though they also provide care during pregnancy or after birth.  They provide Women's Wellness exams and treat gynecological concerns.  

They bring valuable specialized insight and knowledge to WHCCH and principled patient care to our OB/GYN patients.

Jacklyn Chestnut, APRN, MSN, WHNP-BC  

Jacklyn's first name is Adesuwa, but she is known by her middle name Jacklyn.  She brings labor and delivery experience, leadership abilities, and strong interpersonal skills to this role that allow her to meet varying needs and to adapt quickly. 

Jacklyn started her nursing career as a labor and delivery nurse working for several years at Memorial Hermann Memorial City where she had the opportunity to work closely with physicians and with midwives. She decided to become a women’s health nurse practitioner because she is passionate about helping women and loves to care for women in all aspects of care, not just labor and delivery. Jacklyn graduated from Kent State University in 2022 with her Masters of Science in Nursing and is Board Certified as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.   She received her BSN in 2010 from HBU.

Jackie states, "My clinical experiences have provided me with a vast variety of knowledge and learning experience. From treating women with sexually transmitted infections, to performing well women exams and administering hormone therapy and addressing menopause concerns. I love my role as a women’s health nurse practitioner. I am efficient, motivated, a team player, and a quick learner. I have a passion for educating teenage girls and women about women’s health as well as preventative health measures."   Her interests also include specialized HRT treatments options including Pellets.  

Tamatha Yager, RN, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-BC

Joined WHCCH in 2024

Tamatha received her Master’s of Science in 2017 from Purdue University.  She began her healthcare career as a RN in 2001. She is board-certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as a Family Nurse Practitioner and is licensed by the state of Texas. After obtaining her family nurse practitioner license, she was employed by a private OB-GYN office in Katy for many years before joining WHCCH.

Tamatha also has many years of inpatient nursing experience in Women’s Health specializing in labor & delivery. Her professional interests include prenatal obstetrical care, women’s health & wellness, menopausal concerns, specialiized HRT including Pellets delivery options, adolescent healthcare and the management of common healthcare issues.

Tamatha loves spending her free time with her children and especially her new grandbabies. 

former providers  Griffin Bennett, DNP, APRN, CNM midwife Gabriela Valladares, APRN, MSN, CNM, RNC-OB midwives NP Oanh Reeves Patty Bruha Mary Helen Tolentino Marlene Cornelius Bimal Patel Thoa Vu Monique McKnight Byron Spike Holt