Karin A. Fox, MD, MEd

Education

Personal 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, and works with the Fetal Center team to care for women referred to the Fetal Center for fetal treatment. Her particular clinical interests include caring for women with morbidly adherent placenta (placenta accreta, increta and percreta) and pregestational diabetes.

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 and was recognized as the Soldier of Year in Fort Hood, TX in 1997, and was inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, an exclusive society to commend and promote leadership amongst enlisted soldiers. She completed Obstetrics and Gynecology residency and a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, serving as Chief Administrative Resident and holds 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.

Organization

Selected Publications

Fox KA, Shamshirsaz AA, Carusi D, Secord AA, Lee P, Turan OM, Huls C, Abuhamad A, Simhan H, Barton J, Wright J, Silver R, Belfort MA.  Conservative management of morbidly adherent placenta: expert review.  American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2015 Dec;213(6):755-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.04.034. Epub 2015 Apr 30. Review.PMID: 25935779.