Laura Porterfield, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Dr. Porterfield joined UTMB Health's Department of Family Medicine in
August of 2014. She is an Associate Professor of Family
Medicine and served the department as Vice Chair of Clinical Operations until September of 2025.
Dr. Porterfield earned a Doctor of Medicine at Baylor College of
Medicine, and completed a residency with the UTMB Health Family Medicine
Residency Program with a concentration in Behavioral Medicine. In 2023, Dr. Porterfield completed her Master's in Public Health from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dr. Porterfield has lived all over the world, from Latin America to
parts of Asia, and her interests include tropical medicine,
international health, holistic care, behavioral and integrative
medicine, women’s health, and preventative medicine. Dr. Porterfield
chose family medicine because she enjoys the challenge of caring for
people across the full spectrum of life-stages with their various health
needs and because she believes in the importance in caring for the
whole person, whole families, and whole communities.