JamesWAkinJr.MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology • Lexington, KYReproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Medical Director, Bluegrass Fertility Center
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Office
1760 Nicholasville Rd Ste 501
Lexington, KY 40503Phone+1 859-260-1515Fax+1 859-260-1425
Summary
- Dr. James Akin Jr., based in Lexington, KY, specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology with subspecialties in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. He is an experienced professional in reproductive and sexual endocrinology, infertility, general obstetrics and gynecology, general gynecology, and reproductive genetics. Dr. Akin completed his education primarily at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and the Medical College of Georgia. He has several publications credited to his name in reputed journals like Fertility and Sterility, Endocrinology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, and Metabolism, among others, ranging from topics of SARS-CoV-2 to metabolic changes in periovulatory granulosa cells. Dr. Akin is also a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Education & Training
Medical College of GeorgiaFellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 1989 - 1991
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 - 1989
University of Kentucky College of MedicineClass of 1985
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 1986 - 2025
IN State Medical License 1991 - 1999
GA State Medical License 1989 - 1993- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Protease expression in the human and rat cumulus-oocyte complex during the periovulatory period: a role in cumulus-oocyte complex migration†.Ketan Shrestha, Muraly Puttabyatappa, Michelle A Wynn, Patrick R Hannon, Linah F Al-Alem
Biology of Reproduction. 2024-10-14 - 1 citationsExposure to a phthalate mixture disrupts ovulatory progesterone receptor signaling in human granulosa cells in vitro†.Patrick R Hannon, James W Akin, Thomas E Curry Jr
Biology of Reproduction. 2023-10-13 - 3 citationsA single-cell gene expression atlas of human follicular aspirates: Identification of leukocyte subpopulations and their paracrine factors.Yohan Choi, Hayce Jeon, Mats Brännström, James W Akin, Thomas E Curry Jr
FASEB Journal. 2023-04-01
Journal Articles
- FOS, a Critical Downstream Mediator of PGR and EGF-Signaling Necessary for Ovulatory Prostaglandins in the Human OvaryJames Akin Jr., MD, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
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