New Mexico
Endometriosis care in New Mexico
PelviQuest does not yet have a bookable specialist in New Mexico. Albuquerque is the only academic center; the south of the state often uses El Paso or Tucson.
New Mexico has about 2.1 million residents, including about 465,000 women aged 15 to 49 (Census ACS); at the WHO prevalence of about 10% that is roughly 47,000 living with endometriosis, most of them undiagnosed.
Order-of-magnitude estimate: Census ACS women aged 15 to 49, WHO prevalence about 10%.
Not sure a specialist is the next step? Try the endometriosis quiz or read how endometriosis is diagnosed.
Endometriosis care in New Mexico: the facts that matter
The largest metro areas in New Mexico are Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. New Mexico has expanded Medicaid under the ACA (KFF). State programs and clinics: New Mexico health department, women's health (opens in new tab). Las Cruces is about 40 air miles from El Paso, the distance behind the usual out-of-state referral.
Facts checked 2026-10-13. Sources: data.census.gov, api.census.gov, en.wikipedia.org, nmhealth.org, kff.org, kff.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org.
Specialist endometriosis care in New Mexico
The University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque is the state's only medical school, and it is public. Its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology lists fellowships in maternal-fetal medicine, urogynecology, complex family planning and gynecologic oncology; it does not list a fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. UNM Health's women's health service is the clinical arm. No New Mexico hospital appears on the AAGL's list of fellowship sites in complex benign gynecology.
New Mexico's size works against patients outside Albuquerque. Las Cruces is about 190 air miles from Albuquerque, and Farmington in the northwest is about 140, so a specialist visit from either city means several hours of driving each way.
New Mexico adopted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, according to KFF. The New Mexico Department of Health's Family Health Bureau publishes women's health resources.
Checked 2026-10-13. Sources: hsc.unm.edu, hsc.unm.edu, unmhealth.org, aagl.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, kff.org, kff.org, nmhealth.org.
Where specialist gynecology is concentrated in New Mexico
Most excision surgeons train and practice at or near academic centers. In New Mexico:
- UNM Health (Albuquerque)
Across the state line: UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora) in Colorado, OU Health (Oklahoma City) in Oklahoma, UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas) in Texas and Banner – University Medicine (Phoenix and Tucson) in Arizona.
Named for where gynecologic surgery is concentrated, not as programs we have assessed.
Travelling for care from New Mexico
New Mexico borders Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and Utah, and a specialist across the state line is often closer than one across the state.
Questions from New Mexico
- Does PelviQuest have an endometriosis specialist in New Mexico?
- Not yet. Physicians join state by state; when one joins in New Mexico, this page and the app will show it.
- Can I use PelviQuest in New Mexico?
- Yes. The questionnaire, trackers, insights and report work in every state; bring the report to any gynecologist.
- Where do most New Mexico patients end up for endometriosis surgery?
- Usually at or near UNM Health, or with a private excision surgeon trained there. Physicians who treat endometriosis in New Mexico can join the network.
Six things to check before choosing a surgeon in New Mexico
excision experience, clinical diagnosis, not surgery first, pelvic nerve and pelvic floor care, imaging read by experienced hands, a team around the surgeon, time and follow-up. The questions behind each point are on the specialist directory page.
Neighboring states
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