ChristosCoutifarisMDPhD

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Pennsylvania

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Office
3701 Market St
7th & 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-6100

Fax+1 215-349-5512

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 1986 - 1987
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1982 - 1986
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1982

PA State Medical License 1984 - 2024
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Honorary Fellow Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG), UK, 2022
Lifetime Achievement Award American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 2018
Elected Member National Academy of Medicine, USA, 2017

PubMed

457 citations
Effect of endometriosis on in vitro fertilization
Kurt T. Barnhart, Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su, Christos Coutifaris
Fertility and Sterility. 2002-06-01
36 citations
Preconceptional antithyroid peroxidase antibodies, but not thyroid-stimulating hormone, are associated with decreased live birth rates in infertile women
Aimee Seungdamrong, Anne Z. Steiner, Clarisa R. Gracia, Richard S. Legro, Michael P. Diamond
Fertility and Sterility. 2017-11-01
45 citations
Major depression, antidepressant use, and male and female fertility.
E.A. Evans-Hoeker, Esther Eisenberg, Michael P. Diamond, Richard S. Legro, Ruben Alvero
Fertility and Sterility. 2018-05-01

Journal Articles

Case 29-2018: A 31-Year-Old Woman with Infertility
Esther Oliva, Christos Coutifaris, The New England Journal of Medicine
Gestational Weight Gain in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Controlled Study
Ruben Alvero, Peter Casson, Gregory M Christman, Karl R Hansen, William D Schlaff, Nanette Santoro, Christos Coutifaris, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Allostatic Load, a Measure of Chronic Physiological Stress, Is Associated with Pregnancy Outcomes, but Not Fertility, Among Women with Unexplained Infertility
Valerie Baker, Peter Casson, Nanette Santoro, Wendy Vitek, Richard S Legro, Randal Robinson, G Wright Bates, Christos Coutifaris, Karl Hansen, Ruben Alvero, Esther Eis..., Human Reproduction

Fertility-Related Quality of Life, Gonadal Function, and Erectile Dysfunction in Male Partners of Couples with Unexplained InfertilityMarch 2019

Study Links a Specific Procedure to Pregnancy Complications in Assisted ReproductionJune 8th, 2020
Impact of Revised Guidelines Expanding Single Embryo Transfer Presented at ASRMOctober 15th, 2019
Fertility After CancerAugust 30th, 2019
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Project 1: Epigenetic Reglation Of Placental And Fetal GeneEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2011–2012
R90 Training The Global Ready Scholar (9 Of 10)Rl9National Cancer Institute2008–2011
A National Training Program In Reproductive MedicineEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2002–2011
Cooperative Multicenter Reproductive Medicine NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1997–2011
T90 Training The Global Ready Scholar (9 Of 10)Tl1National Cancer Institute2008–2009
Training The Global Ready ScholarNational Cancer Institute2007
Molecular Basis Of Human Oocyte MaturationEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1994–1998