Positions

Professor

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

Addresses

Texas Children's Pavilion for Women (Clinic)

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

Education

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

09/2014 - Houston, Texas United States

Perinatal Surgery

Clinical Fellowship at University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine

07/2012 - Farmington, CT United States

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Residency at University Of Iowa College Of Medicine

06/2009 - Iowa City, IA United States

Obstetrics and Gynecology

MD from Tehran University Medical School

09/1999 - Tehran, Iran

Medicine

Internship at University of Buffalo

06/2006 - Buffalo, New York United States

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research Fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

06/2005 - New York, New York United States

Research Fellowship at University of Colorado Health Science Center

06/2005 - Denver, Colorado United States

Research Fellowship at Endocrine and Metabolic Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Science

06/2003 - Tehran, Iran

Certifications

Diplomate

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Honors & Awards

Resident Best Research Project of Year

Hadi Erfani for “Placenta Accreta Spectrum and Urological Complications” April, 2021

Baylor College of Medicine

Clark Faculty Service Award

April, 2021

Baylor College of Medicine

Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award-Category of Development of Enduring Educational Materials

October 2020

Baylor College of Medicine

Garite Mini-Sabbatical Grant from the Foundation for SMFM

Surgical Approaches and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Fetoscopic Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital” by Dr. Jessian L. Munoz, August 24, 2020.

Faculty Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)

2020

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

• Fetal Surgery
• Medical Ethics
• Morbidly Adherent Placenta
• High Risk Pregnancies
• Advanced Ultrasound

Professional Statement

You've probably heard the old sayings:
"Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life" and "Allow your passion to become your purpose, and it will one day become your profession." Following your passion means exploring areas that spark your interest, developing your skills in a specific area and using those skills to contribute to something beyond yourself. I love my job and think of all of my patients as my own family members. There are many ups and downs in a patient's journey with us - we laugh together, cry together and share many precious moments during treatment. It's an honor to be a part of their story."

Websites

Selected Publications

• Romain Corroenne 1, Alexander Zarutskie 1, Carolina Guimaraes 2 3, Mayel Yepez 1, Paola Torres 1, Anil Shetty 1, Wesley Lee 1, Jimmy Espinoza 1, Alireza A Shamshirsaz 1, Ahmed A Nassr 1, Michael Belfort 1, William Whitehead 4, Magdalena Sanz Cortes 1 "Is ventriculomegaly and hindbrain herniation seen before and after prenatal neural tube defect repair associated with a worse functional level than anatomical level at birth?." Prenat Diagn .. 2021 January 27; : Pubmed PMID: 34176146
• Corroenne R, Mehollin-Ray AR, Johnson RM, Whitehead WE, Espinoza J, Castillo J, Castillo H, Orman G, Donepudi R, Huisman TAGM, Nassr AA, Belfort MA, Sanz Cortes M, Shamshirsaz AA. "Impact of the volume of the myelomeningocele sac on imaging, prenatal neurosurgery and motor outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.." SCI REP.. 2021 June 23; : Pubmed PMID: 34162982
• Corroenne R, Sanz Cortes M, Johnson RM, Whitehead WE, Donepudi R, Mehollin-Ray AR, Huisman TAGM, Espinoza J, Nassr AA, Belfort MA, Shamshirsaz AA. "Impact of the cystic neural tube defects on fetal motor function in prenatal myelomeningocele repairs: A retrospective cohort study.." Prenat Diagn.. 2021 June 18; : Pubmed PMID: 34145612
• Sanz Cortes M, Shamshirsaz AA, Ugoji CH, Johnson RM, Espinoza J, Whitehead WE, Belfort MA. "OUTCOMES OF SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES AFTER TWO-PORT LAPAROTOMY-ASSISTED FETOSCOPIC SPINA BIFIDA REPAIR.." Am J Obstet Gynecol.. 2021 June 15; : Pubmed PMID: 34144020

Skills

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Fetal Surgery

Perinatal Surgery