Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 to 65
Penn Fertility Care
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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

  • Medical School: Mount Sinai Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Reviews

Average Rating

55 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
December 2025
fresh new opinions and options were discussed
Anonymous
October 2025
my provider was supportive, listened to my concerns and questions, and clearly explained my next steps.
Anonymous
September 2025
caring and thoughtful
Anonymous
June 2025
comprehensive and detailed

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.
  • 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

Research

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., 15:(26): 2026,S0015-0282; 00112-3


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


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


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


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: 2025,deaf124


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. , Fertility Sterility, 2(25): 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): 2025,Jun 28:S0015-0282(25)00540-0


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. , Fertility Sterility, 11(25): 2025,00157-8


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