Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, MD, FACOG

Clinical Biography

Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, MD, FACOG, is a fetal surgeon dual board‑certified in Obstetrics-Gynecology and Maternal–Fetal Medicine in the Comprehensive Fetal Care Center, a clinical partnership between Dell Children's Medical Center and UT Health Austin. He is an internationally recognized expert in fetal surgery, placenta accreta spectrum disorders, and complex high‑risk pregnancies. Dr. Shamshirsaz specializes in advanced fetal interventions, including fetoscopic and open fetal surgery, treatment of twin‑to‑twin transfusion syndrome, fetal airway procedures, congenital anomalies, and multidisciplinary management of placenta accreta spectrum.

Dr. Shamshirsaz earned his medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, followed by multiple research fellowships in endocrinology, renal disease, and obstetrics and gynecology at multiple institutions including the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed his residency at the University of Iowa and his Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and later pursued a Maternal–Fetal Medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut. He then completed a Perinatal Surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital.

A prolific clinical scientist and educator, Dr. Shamshirsaz has authored more than 350 peer‑reviewed publications, contributed to major textbooks, and serves as Co‑Editor‑in‑Chief of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Pregnancy (Official Journal of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) . His research has pioneered advances in fetal surgery techniques, placenta accreta management, innovative fetal imaging, and emerging fetal therapies including regenerative medicine and stem‑cell–based interventions. He has led numerous NIH‑funded and multi‑institutional studies, developed global fetal surgery training programs, and mentored clinicians and researchers internationally. Dr. Shamshirsaz holds prominent leadership roles with the North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet), Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM), International Society of Prenatal Diagnosis (ISPD) and is a co-founder of the Pan-American Society for Placenta Accreta Spectrum.