Email

fxplacen@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Newborn
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

West Tower (Clinic)

Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-1394
fxplacen@bcm.edu
BCM Neonatology

Education

M.D. from Baylor College Of Medicine

01/2002 - Houston, TX United States

BA from Rice University

05/1997 - Houston, Texas United States

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Interests

• Palliative Care
• Clinical Ethics
• Gender Medicine

Professional Statement

My clinical interests relate to my interest in neonatal ethics. I am interested in ethical decision-making in the neonatal ICU and in the perinatal period, as well as the ethics of maternal-fetal medicine. My interest in Gender Medicine relates to the ethical questions specific to that branch of medicine.
My research interests are related to this as well. I am focusing on the reformulating the Best Interests Standard to reflect how neonatologists, ethicists, and parents conceptualize the Best Interests of an infant. Related to this, I am also developing a way to counsel expectant parents on the risks

Websites

Selected Publications

• Thomas AN, McCullough LB, Chervenak FA, Placencia FX. "Evidence-based, ethically justified counseling for fetal bilateral renal agenesis.." J Perinat Med.. 2017 Jul 26;45(5):585-594. Pubmed PMID: 28222038
• Placencia FX, Ahmadi Y, McCullough LB. "Three decades after Baby Doe: how neonatologists and bioethicists conceptualize the Best Interests Standard." J Perinatol.. 2016 Oct;36(10):906-11. Pubmed PMID: 27253891
• Chen MJ, McCann-Crosby B, Gunn S, Georgiadis P, Placencia F, Mann D, Axelrad M, Karaviti LP, McCullough LB. "Fluidity models in ancient Greece and current practices of sex assignment.." Semin Perinatol.. 2017 Jun;41(4):206-213.. Pubmed PMID: 28478088

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

American Society for Bioethics & Humanities (ASBH)

Member

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)

Member

CanCare

Member – Medical Advisory Board