Jerrie S. Refuerzo, MD

Biography

Jerrie S. Refuerzo, MD, is a Professor with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and the Division of Fetal Intervention at UTHealth Houston.

Dr. Refuerzo attended medical school and completed her Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Additionally, she completed her Masters in Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Before her medical school and training, Dr. Refuerzo completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California-Riverside, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry.

Dr. Refuerzo joined The Fetal Center at UTHealth Houston and McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.

Dr. Refuerzo has been awarded numerous honors, including Houstonian Top Doctors in Houston, Texas.

Her research goal is to improve medication administration and safety in pregnancy.

She is a clinical scientist and has conducted translational studies involving nanotechnology to improve tocolytic therapies to treat preterm labor.  She has also undertaken investigator-initiated randomized controlled trials involving diabetic and analgesic medications in pregnancy.  In addition, she is the Vice-Chair for the Quality of Women’s Health at McGovern Medical School-UTHealth.  She has received multiple recognitions for her research and clinical expertise, including the 2016 March of Dimes Award for Prematurity, 2016 Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Award Prematurity Section, and 2014/2016 Top Docs Houston