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Michael A. Belfort, M.D.

Michael A. Belfort, M.D.

		Professor and Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Obstetrician and Gynecologist-in-Chief Texas Children's Hospital Houston, Texas

Dr. Belfort did his graduate education at the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, earning his Basic Medical Degree (MBBCH: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery) in 1981. After his internship, he spent 2 years in the military where he was lucky enough to spend time in cardiovascular surgery and emergency room medicine. He then did some anesthesia training and earned a Diploma in Anesthesia before beginning his first residency in Ob/Gyn at the University of Cape Town, which he completed in 1989. He has a Post Graduate Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Cape Town awarded in 1990 for his thesis on Neonatal Brain Blood flow. He completed his second OB/Gyn residency at Baylor College of Medicine from 1989 – 1993 and then did an MFM Fellowship from 1993-1995 at Baylor College of Medicine. After completing his MFM Fellowship, he did research in brain blood flow and autoregulation in pregnancy and in 2002 was awarded a PhD from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

Dr. Belfort has more than 375 peer-reviewed publications in his areas of interest and holds two patents - one for a drain used in the management of malignant ascites in ovarian cancer, and a US Patent for a tamponade balloon system used in the management of postpartum hemorrhage.

For fun, Dr. Belfort enjoys aviation and holds a fixed-wing commercial pilot’s license and a private pilot helicopter license.

Events with Dr. Belfort


15 January 2021 9:00 PM BTT	Belfort, Michael A. M.D., Ph.D.	Operative Vaginal Delivery International Lecture Series	Archive

18 December 2020 8:00 PM BTT/BST	Belfort, Michael A. M.D., Ph.D.	The State of the Art of Fetal Surgery International Lecture Series	Archive