Kurt T. Barnhart
William Shippen, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Penn Fertility Care
3701 Market Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Penn Fertility Care
3701 Market Street, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 610-902-4989 option 6
Fax: 215-615-4892
Fax: 215-615-4892
Publications
Education
B.S (Biology)
Tufts University, 1984.
M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1988.
M.S.C.E (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 1998.
B.S (Biology)
Tufts University, 1984.
M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1988.
M.S.C.E (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
University of Pennsylvania, 1998.
Links
Search PubMed for articles
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Women's Health Clinical Research Site - Clinical research studies descriptions, inclusion/exclusion criteria, recruitment tool
Penn Health Provider Profile
Permanent linkSearch PubMed for articles
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Women's Health Clinical Research Site - Clinical research studies descriptions, inclusion/exclusion criteria, recruitment tool
Penn Health Provider Profile
Selected Publications
ML Hull, KT Barnhart, NC Purandare, A Sridhar, EG Topçu, SM Nelson; FIGO REI committee: ML Hull, N Purandare, EG Topcu, J Akol, A Iwase, I D Yamal, H Latif, P D Spíndola, S R Tandulwadkar, V Chaquiriand, YCheong, S Nelson, K Barnhart: The new WHO infertility guideline: A universal right to equitable, evidence-based fertility care. Int J GYN Obs Sept 2026 Notes: online ahead of pring.WM neuhausser, DA Vaughan, D Sakkas, A Penzia, RM Anchan. MD Hornstein, HT Reeder, K Barnhart, EA Stewart, M Cedars, C Halicigil, HS Taylor, M Beck, MR Hacker, E Marsh, CR Gracia, Z Rosenwaks, Z Williams, DJ Rabideau, Steering Committee and Study Investigators of the PRECISE Trial; Executive Committee and Study Investigators of the PRECISE Trial; Protocol Committee and Study Investigators of the PRECISE Trial; Stakeholder Advisory Group and Study Investigators of the PRECISE Trial; Data and Safety Monitoring Board and Study Investigators of the PRECISE Trial; Communications and Branding Committee and Study Investigators of the PRECISE Trial, Publication Committee and Study Investigators of the PRECISE Trial: Multicentre randomised comparative effectiveness trial of cleavage-stage versus blastocyst-stage embryo transfer in patients with few embryos (PRECISE): implementation of a study protocol in reproductive medicine. BMJ oPEN 16(8), Aug 2026 Notes: e107903.
Zegers-Hochschild F, Dyer S, Adamson GD, Baker V, Barnhart K, Bhattacharya S, Boothroyd C, Chambers G, de Mouzon J, Elgindy E, Fauser B, Hammarberg K, Horton M, Ishihara O, Jwa SC, Khrouf M, Kupka M, Lamb DJ, Luna M, Martinez AG, Monseur B, Nagy P, Pinborg A, Racowsky C, Rienzi L, Schlegel P, Schmidt L, Vuong LN, Turner T, Vázquez-Levin MH, Wada I, Wells D, Wyns C: The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2025. Fertil Steril 126(1): 127-149, Jul 2026.
F Zeger-Hochschild, S Dyer, G David Adamson, V Baker, K Barnhart, S Bhattacharya, C Boothroyd, G Chambers, J DeMouzon E Elgindy B Fauser, K Hammarberg, M Horton, O Ishihara, s c Jwa, M Khroug, M Kupka, DJ Lamb, M Luna, AG Martinez, B Monseur, P Nagy, A Pinborg, C,Racowsky, L Rienzi, P Schlegel, L. Schmidt, LN Vuong, T Turner, M H Vazquez0Levin, I Wada, D Wells, C Wyns: The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2025† Hum Reprod. 41(6): 892-909, June 2026.
Eubanks A, Barnhart KT: Responsible use of artificial intelligence in manuscript preparation: guidance from Fertility and Sterility. Fertil Steril 125(4): 541-542, Apr 2026.
Ajith T, Barnhart KT, Bender Atik R, Bourne T, Chong K, Condous G, Causa Andrieu PI, Derdelis G, Horne AW, Huirne JAF, Jurkovic D, Kirk E, Ng EHY, Savaris RF, Van't Hooft J, van Wely M, de Waard L, Velez MP, Zhang J, Duffy JMN, Memtsa M, Oza M, Mol BW: Priority Setting Partnership for Ectopic Pregnancy. Top 10 priorities for future ectopic pregnancy research: an international consensus development study. Fertil Steril. (eds.). 125(3): 453-465, Mar 2026.
Barnhart KT, Scott RT Jr, Bossuyt PM: Levels of evaluation of preimplantation testing of human embryos. Fertil Steril 1(124): 802-811, Nov 2025.
Graciano-España MDC, Barnhart K, Gonzalez-Monfort M, Arenas-Barrero M, Legro RS, Thomas TR, Rush MA, Vilella F, Fernández-Sánchez M, Simon C, Moreno I: Fusobacterium nucleatum is not significantly present in eutopic endometrium from patients with minimal-mild and moderate-severe endometriosis. Fertil Steril 15(124): 1071-1081, Nov 2025 Notes: Epub 2025 June 28 (5 pt 2).
Barnhart KT: Celebrating 75 Years of Fertility and Sterility. Fertil Steril 124(3): 393, Sep 2025.
Barnhart KT, Eubanks AA: Fertility and Sterility: a journal that built a specialty. Fertil Steril 124(2): 179-185, Aug 2025.