Jason K. Baxter, MD, MSCP, FACOG, grew up outside of Houston, Texas and earned his B.S.E. degree in Engineering Management Systems from Princeton University where he met his wife, Heather. He received his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas and completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Abington Memorial Hospital. Jason completed his fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and a Masters of Science in Human Investigation in the NIH-funded Clinical Pharmacology Training Program at Thomas Jefferson University. Jason and Heather's three children were born at the three hospitals at which Jason trained.

Dr. Baxter is Director of Inpatient Obstetrics at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He chairs the Research Committee for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baxter enjoys mentoring fellows as Associate Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program. He is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Dr. Baxter has authored or co-authored over one hundred twenty peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and chapters. He has obtained grant funding from numerous innovative medical companies. He has been an active member of the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia, ACOG, SMFM, and various committees and task forces at Thomas Jefferson University. He is currently President of the Philadelphia Perinatal Society.
Jason has been honored with numerous awards for his clinical care, teaching, research, and mentoring.

Dr. Baxter continues to have a busy schedule of clinical, educational, research, and administrative responsibilities in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. His research interests include prediction and prevention of preterm birth, pharmacology in pregnancy, and evidence-based clinical obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine. He cherishes time spent serving as a volunteer Boy Scout leader and youth sports coach with his children.