Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Dr. Isam Balat, MD
Experience. Compassion. Curiosity.
Dr. Balat has cared for women in the greater Houston area since 1976 and is recognized as one of the city’s leading OB/GYNs. In 1998 he founded Plaza OB/GYN Associates in the Museum District.
Who is Dr. Balat?
“The key element to a successful patient/physician relationship is to listen to the patient as she describes her symptoms. When I prepare a treatment plan, I take into consideration every factor as they relate to the patient: symptoms, clinical findings, patient beliefs and personality.” Isam Balat, MD
Dr. Balat has long been recognized as one of the top OB/GYNs in the greater Houston area. He has delivered exceptional care to his patients, their families and their friends since he started his practice in 1976.
He graduated from UTMB medical school in Galveston in 1973 and completed his post-graduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. After residency, he began private practice in 1976, joining Dr. John Armstrong and Dr. Richard Weilburg.
In 1998 he founded Plaza OB/GYN Associates in the Museum District, where he continues to care for women through every stage of life, with a growing focus on menopause and midlife health.
A lifetime member of the Endometriosis Association, Dr. Balat is considered an endometriosis specialist in Houston. He was among the first physicians in the city to offer MonaLisa Touch®, a hormone-free treatment for atrophic vaginitis in women who are menopausal, have had a hysterectomy or are breast cancer survivors. He is also an infertility and ovulation induction specialist.
What to expect
What is it like to be his patient?
01
He listens
The visit begins with your account of what has changed, and it shapes everything that follows.
02
You won’t feel rushed
Appointments are built with room in them. Questions are expected, not squeezed in.
03
He remembers you
Your history is known, so a change gets noticed because someone recalls last year.
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Care that fits you
Recommendations are matched to your situation and your preferences, not to a default protocol.
“He listens to you and your needs as a patient.”
A Plaza OB/GYN patient
Areas of interest
Menopause & hormone therapy
Endometriosis
Fibroids & pelvic prolapse
MonaLisa Touch®
Infertility & ovulation induction
Training & credentials
Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, 1973
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
In private practice in Houston since 1976
Founder of Plaza OB/GYN Associates (1998)
Lifetime member, Endometriosis Association
Professional associations
ACOG: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AAGL: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
ASRM: American Society for Reproductive Medicine
AMA: American Medical Association
TMA: Texas Medical Association
HCMS: Harris County Medical Society
HGOS: The Houston Gynecological & Obstetrical Society
IPAM: International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Alumni Association, Lifetime Member
Schedule a visit with Dr. Balat.
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