Mayra Tamez serves as Legacy’s Registered Dietitian where she educates patients daily on nutrition, breastfeeding, exercise, prenatal care, gestational and Type 2 diabetes, cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

Mayra began her journey with Legacy as a Patient Health Educator, where she provided nutrition services for pregnant women along with adults and children of all ages.

She graduated from the University Autonoma of Nuevo Leon, Mexico with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Afterward, she completed a post-baccalaureate program at the University of Houston where she then became a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Mayra is credentialed by the Commission of Dietetic Registration, the credentialing agency for the Academy on Nutrition and Dietetics.

When she’s not busy at work, Mayra enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with loved ones. She is fluent in Spanish.