Opportunity for Life: The Link | Hennie Lombaard, MBChB, MMe, PgDip

Hennie Lombaard, MBChB, MMe, PgDip

Senior Faculty
Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Honorary Adjunct Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
School of Clinical Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa

Clinical Interests


					Renal disease in pregnancy, placenta accreta spectrum, medical disorders in pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, pregnancy losses

Education


University of the Witwatersrand	Postgraduate Training	Post graduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education	2019


College of Medicine of South Africa	Fellowship	Maternal Fetal Medicine	2003


University of Pretoria	Residency	Obstetrics & Gynecology	2003


University of Pretoria	Masters	Master of Medicine	2003


University of Pretoria	Medical School	Doctor of Medicine	1997

Organizations


	College of Obstetrics and Gynecology: College of Medicine of South Africa		Fellow


	International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM)		Member


	International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)		Member


	South African Association of Health Educationists		Member


	South African Society of Maternal and Fetal Medicine		Secretary until 2012


	South African Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology		Member


	South African Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology:		Member of the National Executive Committee until 2021


	The Network Towards Unity for Health		Member

Honors and awards


					2014		Best research publication (young researcher: non-clinical) Faculty of Health Science University of Pretoria. (Co-author)


					2014		Best Scientific Abstract, The fetus as a patient congress, Budva, Montenegro


					2009		Best oral poster presentation at SEMDSA congress Wanderers Club Johannesburg


					2005		Best research publication (young researcher: clinical) Faculty of Health Science University of Pretoria (first author)

Dr. Lombaard is a registered Maternal and Fetal Medicine specialist. He is interested in high-risk obstetrics, maternal medicine in pregnancy which includes renal disease in pregnancy, endocrine disorders in pregnancy and diabetes in pregnancy. He has an interest in invasive fetal medicine and is comfortable doing the various invasive diagnostic procedures for chromosomal and genetic disorders in pregnancy.

Dr. Lombaard believes that care should be patient centered and holistic. He completed his residency at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and obtained a masters degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology with his research focus on gynecological critical incidents. He was also admitted as Fellow of the College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the College of Medicine of South Africa. Dr. Lombaard received training as a maternal fetal medicine specialist at the University of Pretoria and in Bristol (UK) and Leuven (Belgium).

He has an interest in quality improvement and was part of the faculty who developed the Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies in South Africa. Dr. Lombaard also has a special interest in Medical Education and obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Health Sciences Education from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is a Fellow of SAFRI that focus on medical education and research and trained several fellows in Maternal and Fetal Medicine in South Africa. Additionally, Dr. Lombaard was also supervisor of several master’s students in South Africa. He has an interest in the mental health of medical personnel and did several studies on burnout.

Dr. Lombaard is member of the South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, The South African Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology where he also served on the National executive council from 2007 until 2021. In this capacity he was part of the development of several national protocols. He acted as reviewer of several international journals is external moderator for the University of Namibia. During his time in South Africa Dr. Lombaard established the first unit for invasive treatment of complicated twin pregnancies.

Events with Dr. Lombaard


03 November 2025 6:30 PM BTT/BST	Lombaard, Hennie MBChB, MMe, PgDip	Renal Disease in Pregnancy International Lecture Series