KristinAshleyVan HeertumMD

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

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Dr. Kristin Van Heertum is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital and TriStar Centennial Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and has been in practice 5 years. She specializes in reproductive endocrinology & infertility and is experienced in infertility, general gynecology, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.

Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 2016 - 2019
Abington Memorial HospitalResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012 - 2016
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2012
Columbia UniversityBA, Neuroscience, 2004 - 2008

FL State Medical License 2024 - Present
IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2018 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2023 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2016 - 2019
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2016
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
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Outstanding "Consider This" Article Fertility & Sterility, 2019
Merit Excellence in Fellowship Research Scholarship Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, 2018
Travel Scholarship Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, 2017
Research Grant Prelude Scientific Advisory Board, 2017
Resident Achievement Award Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, 2016
Patient Safety Award Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, 2014, 2016
Resident Research Award Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, 2015
Labor and Delivery Star Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, 2013
Innovator’s Circle Research Grant Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, 2013
Overall Academic Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology Drexel University College of Medicine, 2012
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PubMed

32 citations
Alcohol and fertility: how much is too much?
Kristin Van Heertum, Brooke V. Rossi
Fertility Research and Practice. 2017-07-10
8 citations
Differential Effects of Progestogens Used for Menopausal Hormone Therapy.
Kristin Van Heertum, James H. Liu
Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018-09-01
10 citations
Uterine Fibroids Associated with Infertility
Kristin Van Heertum, L. Barmat
Women's Health. 2014-11-01

Journal Articles

Contraception and Conception in Mid-Life: a review of the current literature
Kristin Van Heertum, James Liu, Women’s Midlife Health, 2017
A randomized controlled trial of autologous endometrial coculture versus traditional IVF
K. Van Heertum, S. Somkuti, J. Nichols, J. Schinfeld, M. Sobel, L. Barmat., Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2017

Is it time to reconsider how sperm morphology is reported?November 2017
Alcohol and fertility: what all women’s health professionals should knowJuly 2017