Penn Medicine Provider
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD
he/him/his
4.7
(31)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 to 65
Penn Fertility Care

About me

  • Celso-Ramon Garcia Professor

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania 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
4.7

31 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.

August 2023
5.0
5.0
he was very nice and informative
June 2022
5.0
5.0
great doctor, knows how to explain each step
September 2021
5.0
5.0
he was down to earth and gave me all the information i needed.
October 2020
5.0
5.0
I felt very well taken care of in this appointment. results were explained to me, and everyone was really nice and helpful. I went in with high anxiety and left with a smile on my face.

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.
Dr. Coutifaris is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Rhon-Calderon EA, Hemphill CN, Vrooman LA, Rosier CL, Lan Y, Ord T, Coutifaris C, Mainigi M, Schultz RM, Bartolomei MS. Trophectoderm biopsy of blastocysts following IVF and embryo culture increases epigenetic dysregulation in a mouse model. , Hum Reprod. , 39(1): 2024,154-176


Bollig KJ, Finlinson A, Barnhart KT, Coutifaris C, Schust DJ. Evaluation of a New Model for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Rise in Pregnancies of Unknown Viability. , Obstet Gynecol. , 142(1): 2023,139-146


Dolinko AV, Schultz BM, Ghosh J, Kalliora C, Mainigi M, Coutifaris C, Sapienza C, Senapati S Disrupted methylation patterns at birth persist in early childhood: a prospective cohort analysis , Clin Epigenetics, 14(1): 2022,129


Mani S, Ghosh J, Rhon-Calderon EA, Lan Y, Ord T, Kalliora C, Chan J, Schultz B, Vaughan-Williams E, Coutifaris C, Sapienza C, Senapati S, Bartolomei MS, Mainigi M. Embryo Cryopreservation leads to sex-specific DNA methylation perturbations in both human and mouse placentas , Hum Mol Genet.: 2022,Online ahead of print.


Legro RS, Hansen KR, Diamond MP, Steiner AZ, Coutifaris C, Cedars MI, Hoeger KM, Usadi R, Johnstone EB, Haisenleder DJ, Wild RA, Barnhart KT, Mersereau J, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Kris-Etherton PM, Sarwer DB, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Huang H, Zhang H; Reproductive Medicine Network. Effects of preconception lifestyle intervention in infertile women with obesity: The FIT-PLESE randomized controlled trial , PLoS Med., 19(1): 2022,e1003883


Richardson H, Kalliora C, Mainigi M, Coutifaris C, Sammel MD, Senapati S. Impact of mode of conception on early pregnancy human chorionic gonadotropin rise and birth weight , F S Rep. , 3(3): 2021,13-19


Eisenberg E, Legro RS, Diamond MP, Huang H, O'Brien LM, Smith YR, Coutifaris C, Hansen KR, Santoro N, Zhang H. Sleep Habits of Women With Infertility , J Clin Endocrinol Metab. , 106(11): 2021,e4414-e4426


Barnhart KT, Hansen KR, Stephenson MD, Usadi R, Steiner AZ, Cedars MI, Jungheim ES, Hoeger KM, Krawetz SA, Mills B, Alston M, Coutifaris C, Senapati S, Sonalkar S, Diamond MP, Wild RA, Rosen M, Sammel MD, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Huang H, Zhang H; Reproductive Medicine Network. Effect of an Active vs Expectant Management Strategy on Successful Resolution of Pregnancy Among Patients With a Persisting Pregnancy of Unknown Location: The ACT or NOT Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA, 326(5): 2021,390-400


Steinberg Weiss M, Roe AH, Allison KC, Dodson WC, Kris-Etherton PM, Kunselman AR, Stetter CM, Williams NI, Gnatuk CL, Estes SJ, Sarwer DB, Coutifaris C, Legro RS, Dokras A. Lifestyle modifications alone or combined with hormonal contraceptives improve sexual dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome , Fertil Steril, 115(2): 2021


Shah A, Dodson WC, Kris-Etherton PM, Kunselman AR, Stetter CM, Gnatuk CL, Estes SJ, Allison KC, Sarwer DB, Sluss PM, Coutifaris C, Dokras A, Legro RS. Effects of Oral Contraception and Lifestyle Modification on Incretins and TGF-ß Superfamily Hormones on PCOS , J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 106(1): 2021