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Angela P. H. Burgess, MD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Her work focuses on maternal mortality, maternal complications, and comorbidities, including, but not limited to, obesity, diabetes, chronic hypertension, and bariatric surgery. Burgess has a personal interest in nutrition in clinical practice. She also has a passion for eliminating health disparities in healthcare. She enjoys working with medical students and residents.
Burgess is a first-generation immigrant, born in New York of Guyanese heritage. She spent some of her formative years traveling and living abroad in Nigeria, Guyana, England, and other places.
After obtaining her undergraduate in Developmental Biology and African American Studies at The University of Rochester, she received her medical degree and a doctor of pharmacology at New York Medical College. Burgess spent years doing valuable research. This research is secondary to a passion for making a huge impact in healthcare. Burgess hopes to create a better environment for current and future women in healthcare. Her passion for maternal health and pregnancy was realized during her residency at Mount Sinai-Richmond Medical Center. She then obtained a fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital – Baylor College of Medicine in maternal-fetal medicine.
Burgess is a member of both The Junior League of Houston and the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas. She enjoys volunteering within the community, including the Houston Food Bank. She spends time cooking vegan/vegetarian meals, running, and mentoring projects in her personal life.
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