Board-certified pediatrician
Dr. Isela Ibarra
Dr. Ibarra has spent more than 20 years caring for children and families. Her approach is gentle, thorough, and built around partnership with parents. She believes trust, communication, and consistency are what help children feel comfortable and parents feel confident.
Care philosophy
Care built on trust and consistency
“I want parents to leave feeling informed, supported, and confident about what comes next.”
Dr. Ibarra practices slowly and thoroughly. She listens first, explains what she is seeing, and makes sure a parent leaves the room understanding the plan rather than nodding along to it.
She believes children do better when they see the same physician year after year. A child who recognizes her doctor is a child who is less frightened, and a parent who has built that relationship asks the questions that actually matter.
Preventive care is the part of pediatrics she enjoys most. Well visits are where there is time to talk through developmental milestones, catch small things early, and keep the conversation going between appointments.
What parents can expect
She listens before she advises
Your concerns set the agenda for the visit, not a checklist.
She explains the reasoning
You should understand why a recommendation is being made, in plain language.
The same face each visit
Continuity matters to her, so families can keep seeing her as their child grows.
A gentle pace with children
Time to warm up, so exams feel safe rather than rushed.
For new parents
She has been the nervous parent too
Dr. Ibarra is a mother of two, and she remembers how overwhelming those first weeks with a newborn can feel. Nothing you ask her about feeding, sleep, or the sound your baby made at 3 a.m. is going to sound silly to her.
Her goal with new parents is simple: that you leave supported, reassured, informed, and a little more confident than when you walked in.
Experience and credentials
- Board certified in pediatrics
- Native of El Paso, Hanks High School
- BA in Biology, University of Texas at Austin
- Medical degree, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, 2001
- Pediatric residency, Children's Hospital of Austin, 2004
- In private practice since 2006
- More than 20 years of pediatric experience
- Clinical Affiliate Professor, Texas Tech Department of Pediatrics
- Board member, El Paso Children's Hospital, 2019 to 2025
- Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Sees newborns at Las Palmas Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital
- PTA and community involvement
- Mother of two
Outside the clinic
A little about her
Dr. Ibarra is a mother of two. She spends her free time walking, hiking, and traveling, and she has been to Europe, New Zealand, Alaska, Hawaii, and across the United States.
In May 2026 she completed a rim-to-rim hike of the Grand Canyon.
- Mother of two
- Walking and hiking
- Travel: Europe, New Zealand, Alaska, Hawaii and the United States
- Grand Canyon rim-to-rim, May 2026
Ready to schedule?
Call the office and let us know you would like to see Dr. Ibarra. We will find a time that works for your family.