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The Woodlands
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6621 Fannin Street Suite: AB1-195.11
Houston, TX 77030
Theonia K. Boyd, MD
Chief, Anatomic Pathology Division
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard T.H. School of Public Health | Other | Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers | 2011 |
| Harvard Medical School | Fellowship | Medical Ethics | 2010 |
| University of Utah College of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1988 |
| John’s Hopkins University | Bachelors | Bachelor of Arts | 1984 |
About
As a pediatric pathologist, I strive to provide timely and accurate diagnostic services for our pediatric patients as well as our maternal/fetal patient population. In this vein, I also value being in close communication with my clinical colleagues regarding care provided by pathology on behalf of the patients we serve.
Clinical Interests:
My clinical responsibilities cover a wide range of disorders within both pediatric pathology and perinatal/placental/obstetric pathology.
Research Interests:
My principal research focus has long been in the arena of unexpected untoward outcomes of pregnancy and their relationship to placental pathology, particularly in the third gestational trimester. As a related secondary interest, I am also interested in mechanisms of recurrent pregnancy loss as reflected in placental pathology. I have also has extensive experience with fetal anomalies, syndromic conditions, and with maternal obstetric disorders that predispose to complications of pregnancy.
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| College of American Pathologists | Member, 1989 |
| Massachusetts Medical Society | Member, 1995 |
| Society for Pediatric Pathology | Member, 1994 |
| United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology | Member, 2005 |
Selected Publications
Odendall H, Wright C, Schubert P, Boyd TK, Roberts DJ, Brink L, Nel D, Groenewald C. Associations of maternal smoking and drinking with fetal growth and placental abruption. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Oct; 253:95-102.
Davis JL, Vargas SO, Rudzinski ER, López Marti JM, Janeway K, Forrest S, Winsnes K, Pinto N, Yang SE, VanSandt M, Boyd TK, Corless CL, Liu YJ, Surrey LF, Harris MH, Church A, Al-Ibraheemi A. Recurrent RET Gene Fusions in Pediatric Spindle Mesenchymal Neoplasms. Histopathology 2020 Jun; 76(7):1032-1041. Curriculum Vitae of Theonia Boyd, M.D., Page 8 of 31.
Shuffrey LC, Myers MM, Isler JR, Lucchini M, Sania A, Pini N, Nugent JD, Condon C, Ochoa T, Brink L, du Plessis C, Odendaal HJ, Nelson ME, Friedrich C, Angal J, Elliott AJ, Groenewald C, Burd L, Fifer WP; PASS Network*. Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Tobacco and Neonatal Brain Activity: Results From the Safe Passage Study. JAMA Netw Open 2020 May 1;3(5):e204714. (*coauthor by membership in the PASS Network).
Elliott AJ et al; PASS Network. Concurrent Prenatal Drinking and Smoking Increases Risk for SIDS: Safe Passage Study Report. EClinicalMedicine https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2019.100247.
Goldstein RD, Petty CR, Morris SE, Human M, Odendaal H, Elliott A, Tobacco D, Angal J, Brink L, Kinney HC, Prigerson HG; PASS Network*. Pre-loss personal factors and prolonged grief disorder in bereaved mothers. Psychol Med. 2019 Oct;49(14):2370-2378. (*coauthor by membership in the PASS Network).
Stonko DP, Liang J, Weeks AG, Redline RW, Boyd TK, Watkins JC, Kovach AE. Ectopic Fetal Hepatic Tissue in the Placenta. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2019 Sep; 38(5):426-42.
Madenci AL, Vandewalle RJ, Dieffenbach BV, Laufer MR, Boyd TK, Voss, SD, Frazier AL, Billmire DF, Rescorla FJ, Weil BR, Weldon CB. Multicenter pre-operative assessment of pediatric ovarian malignancy. J Pediatr Surg 2019 Sep; 54(9):1925.
Awards
Perinatal Platform Presentation Award, Society for Pediatric Pathology Interim Meeting, Little Rock, AR, 2004.
Resident Case Presentation Award, Joint Meeting, Society for Pediatric Pathology and European
Pediatric Pathology Society, Tours, France, 2005.
Harvard Medical School 50th Anniversary Program for Scholars in Medicine Scholarship, Harvard Medical School, 2005.
Children's Hospital Pathology Staff Teaching Award, Children's Hospital, 2005.
Children's Hospital Pathology Staff Teaching Award, Children's Hospital, 2006.
Children's Hospital Pathology Staff Teaching Award, Children's Hospital, 2007.
Pathologist-in-Training Award (Mentor), Society for Pediatric Pathology, 2009.
* 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.