Positions

Associate Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Fellowship Director

Baylor College of Medicine
HOUSTON, Texas United States

Addresses

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women (Clinic)

6651 Main Street, Suite F420
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-7500
obgyn@bcm.edu

Education

MD from The University of Texas Health Science Center

San Antonio, TX

Fellowship at The University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, TX

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Residency at The University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, TX

Obstetrics and Gynecology

M.D. from University Of Texas Health Science Center

01/2005 - Houston, TX United States

MEd from University of Houston

12/2014 - Houston

Certifications

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Professional Interests

• Placenta Accreta Spectrum
• Treatment of Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Medical Education

Professional Statement

Dr. Fox practices in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She sees patients primarily at the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center at the Pavilion for Women. She cares for women with a variety of medical conditions complicating pregnancy. Her particular clinical interests include caring for women with the placenta accreta spectrum (placenta accreta, increta and percreta), pregestational diabetes and EMS transport of the pregnant patient.

Dr. Fox completed medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and was selected as member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Prior to her medical training, Dr. Fox served in the US Army as a medic and was recognized as the Soldier of Year in Fort Hood, TX in 1997. She completed Obstetrics and Gynecology residency and a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and has a Masters in Education at the University of Houston.

She is actively involved in the education of residents and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellows, and serves on numerous committees throughout the hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. She is the Program Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship program, Medical Director of Maternal Transport at Texas Children's Hospital and the co-chief of the Placenta Accreta Spectrum Care Team.

Selected Publications

• Shamshirsaz AA, Salmanian B, Fox KA, Diaz-Arrastia CR, Lee W, Baker BW, Ballas J, Chen Q, Van Veen TR, Javadian P, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Zacharias N, Welty S, Cassady CI, Moaddab A, Popek EJ, Rocky Hui SK, Teruya J, Bandi V, Martin SR, Coburn M, et al. "Maternal Morbidity in patients with morbidly adherent placenta treated with and without a standardized multidisciplinary approach.." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Aug 27; Pubmed PMID: 25173187
• Fox KA, Longo M, Tamayo E, Gamble P, Makhlouf M, Mateus JF, Saade GR "Sex-specific effects of nicotine exposure on developmental programming of blood pressure and vascular reactivity in the C57Bl/6J mouse.." Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2012 Sep;207(3):208.e1-9. Pubmed PMID: 22789524
• Fox KA, Longo M, Tamayo E, Kechichian T, Bytautiene E, Hankins GD, Saade GR, Costantine MM "Effects of pravastatin on mediators of vascular function in a mouse model of soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1-induced preeclampsia.." Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2011 Oct;205(4):366.e1-5. Pubmed PMID: 22083058
• Costantine MM, Fox KA, Pacheco LD, Mateus J, Hankins GD, Grobman WA, Saade GR "Does information available at delivery improve the accuracy of predicting vaginal birth after cesarean? Validation of the published models in an independent patient cohort.." Am J Perinatol. 2011 Apr;28(4):293-8. Pubmed PMID: 21225561