Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
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Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 through 65
Penn Fertility Care
Headshot of Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE
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

My education and training

  • Mount Sinai Medical CenterMedical School
  • University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency
  • University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship
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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

62 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.

Anonymous
July 2026
good bedside manner, knowledgeable, realistic yet optimistic
Anonymous
July 2026
really kind provider who went over everything and answered all my questions. i never felt rushed.
Anonymous
June 2026
i don't have much to add, but we really appreciate him and all he has done to help us.
Anonymous
April 2026
dr. barnhart was very kind and sensitive regarding the matter of ivf. he's very personal and informative. he wasn't pushy at all and very respectful. i felt very comfortable with him.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania 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

Research

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: 2026


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): 2026


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): 2026,127-149


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): 2026,892-909


Eubanks A, Barnhart KT Responsible use of artificial intelligence in manuscript preparation: guidance from Fertility and Sterility. , Fertil Steril, 125(4): 2026,541-542


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, 125(3): 2026,453-465


Barnhart KT, Scott RT Jr, Bossuyt PM Levels of evaluation of preimplantation testing of human embryos. , Fertil Steril, 1(124): 2025,802-811


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): 2025,1071-1081


Barnhart KT Celebrating 75 Years of Fertility and Sterility. , Fertil Steril, 124(3): 2025,393


Barnhart KT, Eubanks AA Fertility and Sterility: a journal that built a specialty. , Fertil Steril, 124(2): 2025,179-185


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