Kjersti Aagaard

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Physician Scientist

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    Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Vice Chair of Research

    Baylor College of Medicine

    - 16 years 11 months

    Houston, TX

    Dr. Kjersti Aagaard, M.D. Ph.D. MSCI served as the Henry & Emma Meyer Endowered Chair and Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Vice Chair of Research at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital from 2007 through November 24, 2023. With continuous NIH funding since 2005, the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, and additional funding from USAID, MoD, BWF, Gates Foundation and NSF< she and her team members have shared their landmark discoveries and developed technologies…

    Dr. Kjersti Aagaard, M.D. Ph.D. MSCI served as the Henry & Emma Meyer Endowered Chair and Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Vice Chair of Research at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital from 2007 through November 24, 2023. With continuous NIH funding since 2005, the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, and additional funding from USAID, MoD, BWF, Gates Foundation and NSF< she and her team members have shared their landmark discoveries and developed technologies that have enriched translational and discovery science, particularly within perinatal research. Dr. Aagaard led several landmark NIH-funded clinical trials, and enabled successful receipt of the MFMU in 2023, which she led as PI.

    Dr. Aagaard was a dedicated and awarded educator. She served as the co-Director of the Baylor College of Medicine MSTP MD/PhD program for over 12 years, and ‘graduated’ on July 1, 2023 to the Faculty Operating Committee. Not surprisingly, she was recognized within the Department, nationally and internationally for her research mentorship. Dr. Aagaard was a committed clinician, and continuously provided maternal-fetal care to underserved populations at Ben Taub, and at the Pavilion for Women. For over 10 years she volunteered one Saturday each month at the San Jose Clinic, and has served and led many committees across all mission areas at Baylor College of Medicine over the years.

    Her impact has been nationally recognized with receipt of numerous awards, including the Michael E. Debakey Excellence in Research Award (2015), the Nature Award for Outstanding Scientific Mentorship (2019), election to the American Society of Clinical Investigators (2019), the SRI President’s Achievement Award (2020), and the Society of Toxicology Translational Research Impact Award (2023). Dr. Aagaard is a frequent visiting professor and key note speaker at many institutions and national and international meetings.

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