Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE
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: 215-662-2974
Fax: 215-349-5512
Fax: 215-349-5512
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
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Penn Health Provider Profile
Women's Health Clinical Research Site - Clinical research studies descriptions, inclusion/exclusion criteria, recruitment tool
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Permanent linkSearch PubMed for articles
Penn Health Provider Profile
Women's Health Clinical Research Site - Clinical research studies descriptions, inclusion/exclusion criteria, recruitment tool
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Selected Publications
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 41(6):892-909, Jun 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.
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.
Lee IT, Barnhart KT, Hwang WT, Hinkle SN, Johnstone E, Mills JL, Caniglia EC, Schisterman EF, Mendola P, Ryan GL, Hotaling J, Peterson CM, Van Voorhis BJ, Mumford SL: Association between markers of female adiposity and live birth among patients undergoing fertility treatment or attempting unassisted conception. Hum Reprod 2: deaf124, Jul 2025.
Schwarze JE, Tennant PWG, Barnhart K, Platt RW, Gupta S, Venetis C, D'Hooghe T, Schisterman EF: Recommendation to improve the rigor and impact of nonrandomized studies of interventions in fertility treatment research. Fertil Steril 2(25), Jun 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 28(25), Jun 2025 Notes:
Rimmer MP, Howie RA, Anderson RA, Barratt CLR, Barnhart KT, Beebeejaun Y, Bertolla RP, Bortoletto P, Brannigan RE, Cantineau AEP, Caroppo E, Collura BL, Coward K, Duncan WC, Eisenberg ML, Gellatly SA, Geyter C, Goulis DG, Henkel RR, Ho VNA, Hussein AF, Huyser C, Kadijk JH, Kamath MS, Khashaba S, Khattak H, Kobori Y, Kopeika J, Kucuk T, Luján S, Matsaseng TC, Mathur RS, McEleny K, Mitchell RT, Mol BW, Murage AM, Ng EHY, Pacey A, Perheentupa AH, Du Plessis S, Rives N, Sarris I, Schlegel PN, Shabbir M, Śmiechowski M, Subramanian V, Sunkara SK, Tarlarzis BC, Tüttelmann F, Vail A, van Wely M, Vazquez-Levin MH, Lan N Vuong, Wang AY, Wang R, Duffy JMN, Farquhar CM, Niederberger C: A core outcome set for future male infertility research: development of an international consensus. Fertil Steril 11(25): 00157-8, Apr 2025.