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Positions

Ernst W. Bertner Chair/Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
OB/GYN Department Chair

Professor

Anesthesiology
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Professor

Surgery
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief

OB/GYN
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States
Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief for Texas Children's Pavilion for Women Hospital

Co-Director Perinatal Surgery Fellowship

OB/GYN
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ 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

PhD from University Of Cape Town

02/2001 - Cape Town, South Africa

Doctor of Philosophy

Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ Of Medicine

06/1995 - Houston, Texas, United States

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Residency at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ Of Medicine

06/1993 - Houston, Texas, United States

Obstetrics and Gynecology

PhD from University Of Cape Town

01/1990 - Cape Town, South Africa

MD from University Of Cape Town

01/1990 - Cape Town, South Africa

Residency at University of Cape Town Medical School

06/1989 - Cape Town, South Africa

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency at University of Natal Medical School

06/1986 - Natal, South Africa

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Residency at University of Witwatersrand Medical School

06/1983 - Johannesburg, South Africa

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Internship at University of Witwatersrand

12/1982 - Johannesburg, South Africa

Medicine/Surgery

MD from University Of Witwatersrand

01/1981 - Johannesburg, South Africa

Certifications

Board Certification

(01/01/1998)

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Board Certification

(01/01/1996)

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Board Certification

(01/01/1993)

South African Medical Council

Registered in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Anesthesiology

Board Certification

(01/01/1993)

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada

Board Certification

(01/01/1991)

Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists London

Medical License

Texas State Medical Board

Medical License

Medical Board of California

Medical License

Georgia Composite Medical Board

Medical License

Illinois State Medical Board

Medical License

Utah State Medical Board

Websites

Selected Publications

• Zamora IJ, Ethun CG, Evans LM, Olutoye OO, Ivey RT, Haeri S, Belfort MA, Lee TC, Cass DL. " " J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2013 May ; 48 (5) : 951-5.
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• Ethun CG, Zamora IJ, Roth DR, Kale A, Cisek L, Belfort MA, Haeri S, Ruano R, Welty SE, Cassady CI, Olutoye OO, Cass DL. " " J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2013 May ; 48 (5) : 956-62.
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• Belfort M, Van Veen T, White GL, Kofford S, Allred J, Postma I, Varner M. " " Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Oct ; 40 (4) : 406-11.
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• VAN Veen TR, Belfort MA, Kofford S. " " Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2012 May ; 91 (5) : 598-604.
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• Belfort MA, White GL, Vermeulen FM. " " Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar ; 39 (3) : 304-9.
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• Shamshirsaz AA, Shamshirsaz AA, Nayeri UA, Bahtiyar MO, Belfort MA, Campbell WA. " " Prenat. Diagn.. 2012 Jan ; 32 (1) : 97-8.
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• Hersh DR, Belfort MA, White GL. " " AJP Rep. 2011 Dec ; 1 (2) : 69-72.
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• Belfort MA. " " Semin. Perinatol.. 2011 Oct ; 35 (5) : 252-6.
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• Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Garrido J, White GL. " " Am J Perinatol. 2011 Sep ; 28 (8) : 659-66.
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• Belfort MA, Zimmerman J, Schemmer G, Oldroyd R, Smilanich R, Pearce M. " " AJP Rep. 2011 Sep ; 1 (1) : 33-6.
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• van Veen TR, Belfort MA, Zeeman GG. " " Am J Perinatol. 2011 Aug ; 28 (7) : 579-84.
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• Belfort MA, Saade GR. " " Clin Perinatol. 2011 Mar ; 38 (1) : 143-57.
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• Belfort MA, Saade GR. " " Clin Perinatol. 2011 Mar ; 38 (1) : 159-67.
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• Clark SL, Frye DR, Meyers JA, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Kofford S, Englebright J, Perlin JA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2010 Nov ; 203 (5) : 449.e1-6.
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• " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2010 Nov ; 203 (5) : 430-9.
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• Jadhav AR, Dildy GA, Belfort MA, Lacassie Y, Carey JC. " " Am J Perinatol. 2010 Sep ; 27 (8) : 599-602.
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• Clark SL, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Englebright J, Meints L, Meyers JA, Frye DK, Perlin JA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2010 Jul ; 203 (1) : 38.e1-6.
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• Belfort MA, Clark SL, Saade GR, Kleja K, Dildy GA, Van Veen TR, Akhigbe E, Frye DR, Meyers JA, Kofford S. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2010 Jan ; 202 (1) : 35.e1-7.
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• Jadhav AR, Belfort MA, Dildy GA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2009 May ; 200 (5) : e4-5.
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• Porreco RP, Clark SL, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Meyers JA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2009 Mar ; 200 (3) : 269.e1-4.
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• Clark SL, Miller DD, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Frye DK, Meyers JA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2009 Feb ; 200 (2) : 156.e1-4.
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• Clark SL, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Meyers JA. " " Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec ; 112 (6) : 1279-83.
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• Stafford I, Dildy GA, Clark SL, Belfort MA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2008 Nov ; 199 (5) : 519.e1-7.
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• Dugoff L, Cuckle HS, Hobbins JC, Malone FD, Belfort MA, Nyberg DA, Comstock CH, Saade GR, Eddleman KA, Dar P, Craigo SD, Timor-Tritsch IE, Carr SR, Wolfe HM, D'Alton ME. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2008 Sep ; 199 (3) : 290.e1-6.
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• Clark SL, Belfort MA, Byrum SL, Meyers JA, Perlin JB. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2008 Aug ; 199 (2) : 105.e1-7.
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• Clark SL, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Herbst MA, Meyers JA, Hankins GD. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2008 Jul ; 199 (1) : 36.e1-5; discus.
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• Clark SL, Belfort MA, Hankins GD, Meyers JA, Houser FM. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2007 Jun ; 196 (6) : 526.e1-5.
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• Clark SL, Vines VL, Belfort MA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2008 Apr ; 198 (4) : e4.
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• Dildy GA, Belfort MA, Smulian JC. " " Semin. Perinatol.. 2007 Jun ; 31 (3) : 135-41.
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• Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Saade GR, Suarez V, Clark SL. " " Am J Perinatol. 2007 Jan ; 24 (1) : 41404.
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• Dildy GA, Scott JR, Saffer CS, Belfort MA. " " Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov ; 108 (5) : 1222-6.
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• Belfort MA, Clark SL, Sibai B. " " Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2006 Oct ; 61 (10) : 655-65.
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• Hanania NA, Belfort MA. " " Crit. Care Med.. 2005 Oct ; 33 (10) : S319-24.
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• Moise KJ, Dorman K, Lamvu G, Saade GR, Fisk NM, Dickinson JE, Wilson RD, Gagnon A, Belfort MA, O'Shaughnessy RO, Chitkara U, Hassan SS, Johnson A, Sciscione A, Skupski D. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2005 Sep ; 193 (3) : 701-7.
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• Riskin-Mashiah S, Belfort MA. " " J. Soc. Gynecol. Investig.. 2005 May ; 12 (4) : 253-6.
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• Belfort MA. " " Hypertens Pregnancy. 2005 ; 24 (1) : 59-63.
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• Belfort MA, Kennedy A, Rassner UA. " " Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jun ; 48 (2) : 387-405.
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• Aagaard-Tillery KM, Belfort MA. " " Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Mar ; 48 (1) : 41631.
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• Harirah HM, Donia SE, Nasrallah FK, Saade GR, Belfort MA. " " Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Feb ; 105 (2) : 372-6.
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• Riskin-Mashiah S, Belfort MA. " " J. Soc. Gynecol. Investig.. 2005 Jan ; 12 (1) : 28-32.
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• Belfort MA. " " Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Oct ; 104 (4) : 658-60.
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• Riskin-Mashiah S, Belfort MA. " " Obstet Gynecol. 2004 Feb ; 103 (2) : 294-8.
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• Riskin-Mashiah S, Belfort MA, Saade GR, Herd AJ. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2004 Jan ; 190 (1) : 194-8.
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• Frias AE, Belfort MA. " " Curr. Opin. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2003 Dec ; 15 (6) : 489-95.
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• Goodrum LA, Saade GR, Belfort MA, Moise KJ, Jahoor F. " " J. Soc. Gynecol. Investig.. 2003 Oct ; 10 (7) : 400-5.
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• Laventhal NT, Dildy GA, Belfort MA. " " Obstet Gynecol. 2003 May ; 101 (5) : 1116-8.
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• Belfort MA, Anthony J, Saade GR, Allen JC. " " N. Engl. J. Med.. 2003 Jan 23; 348 (4) : 304-11.
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• Suarez VR, Thompson LL, Jain V, Olson GL, Hankins GD, Belfort MA, Saade GR. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2002 Oct ; 187 (4) : 886-8.
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• Belfort MA, Tooke-Miller C, Allen JC, Dizon-Townson D, Varner MA. " " Hypertens Pregnancy. 2002 ; 21 (3) : 185-97.
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• Riskin-Mashiah S, Belfort MA, Saade GR, Herd JA. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2002 Dec ; 187 (6) : 1667-72.
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• Belfort MA, Varner MW, Dizon-Townson DS, Grunewald C, Nisell H. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2002 Sep ; 187 (3) : 626-34.
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• Belfort MA, Tooke-Miller C, Allen JC, Varner MA, Grunewald C, Nisell H, Herd JA. " " BJOG. 2001 Nov ; 108 (11) : 1141-7.
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• Riskin-Mashiah S, Belfort MA, Saade GR, Herd JA. " " Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Nov ; 98 (5) : 827-32.
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• Vedernikov YP, Belfort MA, Saade GR, Garfield RE. " " Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2001 Jul ; 185 (1) : 182-9.
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• Belfort MA, Tooke-Miller C, Allen JC, Saade GR, Dildy GA, Grunewald C, Nisell H, Herd JA. " " Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2001 Feb ; 80 (2) : 104-12.
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• Branch DW, Porter TF, Paidas MJ, Belfort MA, Gonik B. " " J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.. 2001 Oct ; 108 (4) : S133-8.
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• Belfort MA. " " Crit. Care Med.. 2000 Jan ; 28 (1) : 272-3.
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• Belfort MA, Tooke-Miller C, Varner M, Saade G, Grunewald C, Nisell H, Herd JA. " " Hypertens Pregnancy. 2000 ; 19 (3) : 331-40.
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• Belfort MA. " " Magnes Res. 1993 Sep ; 6 (3) : 239-46.
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• Saade GR, Belfort MA, Berry DL, Bui TH, Montgomery LD, Johnson A, O'Day M, Olson GL, Lindholm H, Garoff L, Moise KJ. " " Fetal. Diagn. Ther.. ; 13 (2) : 86-93.
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• Giannina G, Smith D, Belfort MA, Moise KJ. " " J Matern Fetal Med. ; 6 (2) : 93-5.
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• Porter H, Lookinland S, Belfort MA. " " J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. ; 18 (2) : 93-102.
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• Montgomery LD, Belfort MA, Saade GR, Baker BW, Pokorny W, Minifee P, Langston C, Jevon G, Van den Veyver I, Robie D. " " Fetal. Diagn. Ther.. ; 10 (2) : 119-26.
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• Goodrum LA, Moise KJ, Saade GR, Belfort MA, Ayres NA, Carpenter RJ. " " Fetal. Diagn. Ther.. ; 12 (3) : 149-52.
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• Saade GR, Moise KJ, Belfort MA, Hesketh DE, Carpenter RJ. " " Fetal. Diagn. Ther.. ; 8 (3) : 161-4.
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• Kafkasli A, Belfort MA, Giannina G, Vedërnikov YP, Schaffner DL, Popek EJ. " " J Matern Fetal Med. ; 6 (6) : 356-61.
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• Berry DL, Olson GL, Wen TS, Belfort MA, Moise KJ. " " J Matern Fetal Med. ; 6 (3) : 151-4.
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• Donepudi R, Espinoza J, Nassr AA, Belfort MA, Shamshirsaz AA, Sanz Cortes M. " " Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Oct 19;
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• Fisher JE, Tolcher MC, Shamshirsaz AA, Espinoza J, Sanz Cortes M, Donepudi R, Belfort MA, Nassr AA. " " J Ultrasound Med. 2020 Oct 1;
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• Corroenne R, Yepez M, Pyarali M, Johnson RM, Whitehead WE, Castillo HA, Castillo J, Mehollin-Ray AR, Espinoza J, Shamshirsaz AA, Nassr AA, Belfort MA, Sanz Cortes M. " " BJOG. 2020 Sep 25;
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• Espinoza J, Belfort MA, Shamshirsaz AA, Nassr AA, Sanz-Cortez M, Donepudi R, Espinoza AF, Ostovar-Kermani TG, Johnson R, Harman C, Turan O. " " Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug 30;
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• Nassr AA, Shamshirsaz AA, Belfort MA. " " Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug 14;
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• Mustafa HJ, Khalil A, Johnson S, Gordijn SJ, Ganzevoort W, Melling C, Koh CJ, Mandy GT, Kilby MD, Johnson A, Quintero RA, Ryan G, Shamshirsaz AA, Nassr A; LUTO Working Group.. " " Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2024 May 15;
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