Email

magdalena.sanzcortes@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal Fetal Medicine/Fetal Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women (Clinic)

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

Education

Fellowship at Hospital Clinic Barcelona

06/2012 - Barcelona, Spain

PhD from University of Valencia

06/2009 - Valencia, Spain

MD from Hospital Clinic of Valencia

06/2008 - Valencia, Spain

MD from University of Valencia

06/2003 - Valencia, Spain

Honors & Awards

Member of the Steering Committee

Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center

Steering Committee

the North American Fetal Therapy Network

Scientific Committee

International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Prenatal Diagnosis journal editorial boards.

Professional Statement

I am very invested in multiple research projects related to fetal conditions that require in utero therapy from a multidisciplinary approach and with particular emphasis on advanced imaging techniques. I am passionate about research mentorship, education, development of biomedical devices and innovation. One of the main focus of my research has been dedicated to understand the effects of fetal spina bifida repair and its minimally invasive approach, leading initiatives such as the International Consortium for Fetoscopic Myelomeningocele Repair.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Sanz Cortes M, Chmait RH, Lapa DA, Belfort MA, Carreras E, Miller JL, Brawura Biskupski Samaha R, Sepulveda Gonzalez G, Gielchinsky Y, Yamamoto M, Persico N, Santorum M, Otaño L, Nicolaou E, Yinon Y, Faig-Leite F, Brandt R, Whitehead W "Experience of 300 cases of prenatal fetoscopic open spina bifida repair: report of the International Fetoscopic Neural Tube Defect Repair Consortium." Am J Obstet Gynecol .. 2021 Jun; Pubmed PMID: 34089698
• Sanz Cortes M, Bechtold H, Qureshi AM, Justino H, Espinoza J, Nassr AA, Donepudi R, Castro E, Furtun BY, Ayres N, Belfort M, Shamshirsaz A. "Innovation in fetal surgery: Use of vascular plugs in placental chorioangioma with fetal hydrops." Prenat Diagn .. 2022 Oct; Pubmed PMID: 35986587
• Sanz Cortes M, Shamshirsaz AA, Ugoji CH, Johnson RM, Espinoza J, Whitehead WE, Belfort MA. "Share Outcomes of subsequent pregnancies after 2-port laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic spina bifida repair.." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Oct; Pubmed PMID: 34144020
• Bedei IA, Huisman TAGM, Whitehead W, Axt-Fliedner R, Belfort M, Sanz Cortes M. "Fetal Brain Tumors, a Challenge in Prenatal Diagnosis, Counselling, and Therapy.." J Clin Med. 2022 Dec; Pubmed PMID: 36614855