Karin Anneliese Fox, M.D., MEd., FACOG, FAIUM
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Karin Anneliese Fox, M.D., MEd., FACOG, FAIUM
Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Fellowship Director
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Baylor College of Medicine
HOUSTON, Texas United States
Addresses
- Texas Children's Pavilion for Women (Clinic)
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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
- Jain S, Fox KA, Van den Berg P, Hill A, Nilsen S, Olson G, Karnath B, Frye A, Szauter K. "Simulation training impacts student confidence and knowledge for breast and pelvic examination." Medical Science Educator. 2014 Mar;24(1):59-64.
- Andrew A Badachhape, Brian Burnett, Prajwal Bhandari, Laxman Devkota, Rohan Bhavane, Ketan B Ghaghada, Chandrasekhar Yallampalli, Karin A Fox, Ananth V Annapragada "Feasibility Study of Ferumoxtyol for Contrast-enhanced MRI of Retroplacental Clear Space Disruption in Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS)." medRxiv. 2023 Mar 24; Pubmed PMID: 36993653
- Lauren Greenwood , Joan Mastrobattista , Lauren Mack, Karin Fox, Wesley Lee , Roopali Donepudi "Impact of Pelvic Rest Recommendations on Follow-Up and Resolution of Placenta Previa and Low-Lying Placenta." J Ultrasound Med. 2023 Mar 16; Pubmed PMID: 36928922
- Eric Jauniaux, Karin A Fox , Brett Einerson , Ahmed M Hussein , Jonathan L Hecht , Robert M Silver "Perinatal assessment of complex cesarean delivery: beyond placenta accreta spectrum." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Mar 2; Pubmed PMID: 36868338
- Ahmed M Hussein, Karin Fox, Amar Bhide, Rasha A Elbarmelgy, Rana M Elbarmelgy, Mohamed M Thabet, Eric Jauniaux "The impact of preoperative ultrasound and intraoperative findings on surgical outcomes in patients at high risk of placenta accreta spectrum." BJOG. 2023 Jan;130(1):42-50. Pubmed PMID: 36054504
- Theophilus K Adu-Bredu, Marcus J Rijken, Albaro Jose Nieto-Calvache, Vedran Stefanovic, Rozi Aryananda, Karin A Fox, Sally L Collins; International Society of Placenta Accreta SPECTRUM (IS-PAS) Low- and Middle-Income Countries Working Group "A simple guide to ultrasound screening for placenta accreta spectrum for improving detection and optimizing management in resource limited settings." Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Mar;160(3):732-741. Pubmed PMID: 35900178
Memberships
- Pan-American Society for the Placenta Accreta Spectrum
- Treasurer (09/2018)
- International Society for the Placenta Accreta Spectrum
- Member (10/2018)
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Member
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