Kirstin E. Leitner, MD

she/her/hers
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
Penn Ob/Gyn Associates
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Patients seen by this provider for their prenatal care will deliver at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Pennsylvania Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English
Deutsch
German

Reviews

Average Rating

507 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
April 2026
because she listened and answered all my questions and concerns and explained what the procedures steps and what it consists of.
Anonymous
April 2026
professional caring physician
Anonymous
April 2026
she was kind and made me feel heard
Anonymous
April 2026
she knew what was best for me

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.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Leitner is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Leitner K, Cutri-French C, Mandel A, Christ L, Koelper N, McCabe M, Seltzer, E, Scalise, L, Colbert JA, Dokras A, Rosin R, Levine L A Conversational Agent Using Natural Language Processing for Postpartum Care for New Mothers: Development and Engagement Analysis. , JMIR AI, 4:e5845: 2025

Bill Siwicki Conversational AI improves 'fourth trimester' maternal care at Penn Medicine. , HealthcareITNews: 2024

Elizabeth Gardner Three ways AI is improving public health. , Harvard Public Health: 2024

Leitner K, Apple A, Zafman K, Mulugeta-Gordon L An unusual cause of small bowel obstruction: Case report of spontaneous uteroenteric fistula. , Int J Gynecol Obstet, 164(1):349-351: 2024

Celeste Krewson How AI supports women's health. , Contemporary Ob/Gyn: 2023

Kaitlin Sullivan Clinicians See Zuranolone as an Effective PPD Treatment with Potentially Significant Barriers. , Medscape: 2023

Mohana Ravindranath Hospitals are testing AI to communicate with patients. They still don’t know how to talk to them about it. , Stat News: 2023

Leitner K, McCabe M, Cutri-French C, Scalise L, Christ L, Levine L Healing at Home - Impacting Postpartum Outcomes Using Clinical Practice Changes and Augmented Intelligence. ACOG ACM, Baltimore , : 2023

Kumar N, Arias MP, Leitner K, Wang E, Clement E, Hamm R Assessing the impact of telehealth implementation on postpartum outcomes for Black birthing people. , Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 5(2):100831: 2023

Miller K An ultrarunner dreamed of racing the Boston Marathon. Her pregnancy nearly derailed her goal until she spoke out , Yahoo!Life: 2023