Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 to 65
Penn Fertility Care
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director, Women's Health Clinical Research Center
  • Vice Chair for Research
  • William Shippen, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

49 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

October 2025
my provider was supportive, listened to my concerns and questions, and clearly explained my next steps.
September 2025
caring and thoughtful
June 2025
comprehensive and detailed
May 2025
friendly, knowledgeable, very thorough, and gives opportunity to ask questions.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Princeton Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Barnhart is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Kassi J Bollig, Kurt T Barnhart, Enrique F. Schisterman, Erica Boiman Johnstone, C Matthew Peterson, James M Hotaling, Ginny Ryan, Bradley J Van Voorhis, Douglas T Carrell, Pauline Mendola, James L Mills, Michael O Harhay, Jarcy Zee, Sunni L Mumford The Association of Female and Male Preconception Dyslipidemia with Live Birth in Couples Seeking Fertility Treatment , Journal Clinical Endocrinol Metab, online ahead of print: 2024,dgae427

Kurt T BArnhart, Kassie J Bollig, Suneeta Senapati, Peter Takacs, Jared C Robins, Daniel J Haisenleder, Lynn A Beer, Ricardo F Savaris, Nathanael C Koelper, David W Speicher, Jesse Chittams, Jingxuan Bao, Zixuan Wen, Yanbo Feng, Mansu Kim, Sunni Mumford, Li Shen, Phyllis Gimotty Multiplexed serum biomarkers to discriminate nonviable and ectopic pregnancy , Fertility and Sterily, S0015-0282(24): 2024,000262-0

Kassie J Bollig, Suneeta Senapati, Peter Takacs, Jared C. Robins, Daniel J. Haisenleder, Lynn A. Beer, David W. Speicher, Nathanael C. Koelper, Kurt T. Barnhart Evaluation of novel biomarkers for early pregnancy outcome prediction. , Biological Reproduction, 110(3): 2024,548-557

Jessica R Walter, Kurt T Barnhart, Nathanael C Koelper, Nanette F Santoro, Heping Zhang, Tracey R Thomas, Hao Huang, Heidi S. Harvie, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Reproductive medicine Network Cost-effectiveness analysis of expectant vs active management for treatment of persistent pregnancies of unknown location , American Journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, 24(S0002-9378): 2024,00471-X

Iris T Lee, Suneeta Senapati, Courtney Schreiber, Nathanael Koelper, Peter Takacs, Kurt T Barnhart Application of a Multiplex Platform to Identify Novel Biomarkers for Pregnancy Location and Viability. , Reproductive Sciences, 30(12): 2023,3641-3647

Barnhart KT The hero and the villain: participation in clinical trials and the crime of fabrication. , Fertility and Sterility , 120(6): 2023,1160

Barnhart KT Scientific integrity within Fertility and Sterility formation of the Research Integrity Committee. , Fertility and Sterility, 120(5): 2023,931

Lynn A Beer, Xiangfan Yin, Jianyi Ding, Suneeta Senapati, Mary D Sammel, Kurt T Barnhart, Qin Liu, David W Speicher, Aaron R Goldman Identification and verification of plasma protein biomarkers that accurately identify an ectopic pregnancy. , Clin Proteomics, 20(1): 2023,37

Andrea h Roe, Nathanael Koelper, Arden McAllister, Kurt T. Barnhart, Courtney A. Schreiber, Denis Hadjiliadis Cervical mucus quality in females with and without cystic fibrosis , J Cystic Fibrosis, 22(5): 2023,804-05

Alvero R, Norman RJ, Barnhart KT. Reproduction as the foundation for a healthy society. , Fertility & Sterility, 120(3 pt 1): 2023,399

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