Tony S. Wen, MD

Tony S. Wen, MD, is the Medical Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine in Austin.  He is also Senior Faculty in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine.  He previously served as Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine and at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. At both institutions, his team built multiple programs to enhance health of pregnant women with medical and obstetrical complications including cardio-obstetrics, diabetes, obstetrics critical care and remote-rural care.

Dr. Wen spent the 14 years prior at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston as Associate Professor and Ob-Gyn Residency and Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship PD, member of the Academy of Master Teachers and Co-chair of the medical school’s admissions committees.

Dr. Wen working closely with the institutional experts and Florida and Mississippi state perinatal quality collaborative programs to develop collaborative care programs in cardio-obstetrics, diabetes, infectious disease (HIV), hypertensive disease in pregnancy, labor (induction, maternal hemorrhage and perinatal infection) with medical, neonatology, surgical subspecialists, and nurse navigators to provide detail prenatal diagnosis and comprehensive care for both mother and her special fetus(es). The team has implemented multiple quality and patient safety programs in the field of obstetrics.

Dr. Wen has participated in sponsored research funded by the National Institutes of Health, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit Network, scope and causes of stillbirths, obstetric–fetal pharmacology research units, foundations and industry for more than two decades. His areas of research focus include preterm preeclampsia, diabetes complications in pregnancy and infectious disease complications. Previous research interest also included perinatal ultrasound and medical education.

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My clinical interest and expertise focus on pregnancies with both complex maternal medical and obstetrical complications and fetal complications. My team developed collaborative care programs in cardio-obstetrics; diabetes; infectious disease (HIV) with medical, neonatology, surgical and anesthesiology subspecialists; and nurse navigators to provide detail prenatal diagnosis and comprehensive care for both mother and her special fetus(es).

I have the skillsets to develop complicated intrapartum and postpartum care for mothers with complicated medical disorders. I do this with compassion, working closely with the patient’s care team, including midwives.

I am deeply committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based care to my patients and their families through a patient and family focus approach that includes active listening and engagement and comprehensive communication/education of pregnancy complications. I believe health care is a partnership, and I strive to treat patients and families as individuals, collaborating with them and personalizing their care to help them achieve their health care goals.

Intereses Clinicos

Cardio-obstetrics, preeclampsia, diabetes in pregnancy, perinatal infection, fetal complications from maternal medical diseases, obstetrical critical care

Educacion

Organizaciones

Board Certifications

Honors and awards

The Best Doctor in America - 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016

America’s Top Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Consumer’s Research Council of America - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2025

Faculty Induction Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, UTMB - 2015

Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award, John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine - UTMB 2009

National Residency Faculty Teaching Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology - BCM-1995, 1996, UTHSC-SA 2001, 2004, UTMB-2007, 2011, UMMC-2018, UFL-2021

University of Texas - Houston School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Residency Ob-Gyn, Co-Admin Chief Resident 1990-1992

* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Research interests

Preterm preeclampsia, cardio-obstetrics, hepatitis infection in pregnancy, MoMitor (smartphone app that helps new mothers monitor postpartum mental and physical health)

Varma DS, Goodin A, Jiao T, Yang J, Wen T, Rousso-Ross D: Participant evaluation of MOMitor™ - a smartphone-based application that monitors 4 postpartum mental and physical health status. mHealth, 2025;11:46 https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-25-6

Zapata R, Tioluwani T, Reich R, Beneteau S, Ali H, Kolli T, Rechsan M, Brinkley L, Himadi M, Louis-Jacques A, Modave F, Smith SM, Wen T, Shenkman E, Lemas D: AI in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Review. American Journal of Hypertension, 2025: XX,1-11

Wang Y, Smolinski N, Ewig C, Thai T, Wen T, Winterstein A. Antihypertensive utilization patterns among pregnant persons with pre-existing hypertension in the US: A population-based study. PLoS One, 2024 Jul 3;19(7):e0306547. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0306547

Jimenez Y, Elzeneini M, Siddique N, Vilaro J, Aranda J, Al-Ani M, Park K, Wen T, Egerman R, Jeng E, Ahmed M, Parker A: Temporary mechanical support in the peripartum cardiomyopathy as a bridge to post-partum recovery: A report of three cases. Artificial Organs, 2024;00:1–4. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14832

Wasuwanich P, So J, Presnell B, Egerman R, Wen T: A Composite Score for Predicting Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C: A Multicenter Study. Pathogens, 2024, 13:45. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13010045

Zheng Y, Bian J, Hart J, Laden F, Wen T, Zhao J, Qin H, Hu H: PM2.5 Components and onset of gestational diabetes mellitus: Identifying Susceptible exposure windows. Atmospheric Environment, 291: available online 29 Sept., 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119409

Rasmussen SA, Smulian JC, Lednicky JA, Wen TS, Jamieson DJ: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: What obstetricians need to know. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.17 PMID: 32105680