Baha Sibai, MD
Enriched profileProfessor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Director, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences · McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Baha Sibai is Professor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Director, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. OpenAlex indexes 1,137 publications with 57,170 citations (h-index 119); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Maternal & Fetal Medicine profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 12 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Baha Sibai, MD, is Professor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Director, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. The public record shows 1,137 publications with 57,170 citations (h-index 119), centered on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Neurological Complications and Syndromes, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Chronobiology international
- Top research focus: Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 3 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 518.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Non-Invasive Preeclampsia Screening and Biobank
Sponsor: Sequenom, Inc.
- Effectiveness of Two Aspirin Doses for Prevention of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: ASPIRIN TRIAL
Sponsor: Ohio State University
- Early Term Delivery Versus Expectant Management of the Large for Gestational Age Fetus
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Industry payments
Updated 12 Oct 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Grifols Shared Services North America, Inc.Program year20258 payments
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.Program year20231 payment
- Quidel CorporationProgram year20231 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Glucose circadian rhythm disruption is associated with preeclampsia.
Chronobiology international
Article2026 - Association between uterine artery Doppler velocimetry, placenta accreta spectrum, and depth of placental implantation.
Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.)
Article2026 - Safety review of hydroxyprogesterone caproate in women with a history of spontaneous preterm birth.
Journal of perinatology
Review2021
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Maternal Morbidity Associated With Multiple Repeat Cesarean DeliveriesArticle1,903 citations2006
- 02Pre-eclampsiaArticle1,819 citations2005
- 03Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Delivery by 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone CaproateArticle1,568 citations2003
- 04
- 05Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated with a Trial of Labor after Prior Cesarean DeliveryArticle1,288 citations2004
Network
Updated 12 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 12 Oct 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
med.uth.edu/obgyn/divisions/maternal-fetal-medicine/maternal-fetal-medicine-faculty
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Background & recognition
Updated 12 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.uth.edu ↗
- Medical school and OB/GYN residency
American University of Beirut; Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship, University of Tennessee College of Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Past President
International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.inova.org ↗ - Founding Member and Past President
North American Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.inova.org ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →cme.inova.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →eurekalert.org ↗
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