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Wendy Kuohung, MD

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Reproductive Endocrinology

MD, Yale University School of Medicine
BA, Northwestern University

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ORCID : 0000-0003-1764-2264

Clinical expertise in: Reproductive Endocrinology; infertility; Robotic and minimally invasive surgery; and Fertility preservation.

Research expertise in: Neuroendocrinology; Kisspeptin/GPR54; Molecular biology; and Placental development.

Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

BU Research
NIH RePORTER Research

Massachusetts Outcomes Study of Assisted Reproductive Technology Equity
09/16/2024 - 05/31/2029 (Subcontract PI)
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus NIH NICHD
1R01HD111499-01A1

APOL1 variant-overexpressing cell lines in compound screening for preeclampsia drug discovery.
05/01/2025 - 04/30/2027 (PI)
March of Dimes Foundation

Characterization of apolipoprotein L1 variant-overexpressing cell lines for high-throughput drug screening
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Wendy Kuohung, MD
Preeclampsia Foundation

Impact of APOL1 nephropathy variants on placental function and racial disparities in preeclampsia
10/19/2021 - 10/18/2023 (PI)
Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S

Placental Defenses against Zika Virus Infection
07/25/2017 - 06/30/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R21AI134576-02

Progesterone Effects on the Oral Microbiome and Impact on Preterm Birth
11/11/2016 - 11/10/2019 (PI)
AMAG Pharmaceuticals

GPR54 and the GnRH Neuron in the Regulation of Puberty and Reproduction
09/16/2006 - 08/31/2009 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5 K08 HD53706 03

Characterization and Functional Analyses of GPR54, a Novel G-Protein Coupled Receptor Involved in Puberty and Reproduction
07/01/2004 - 06/30/2006 (PI)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine/Ortho-McNeil Research Award

Characterization and Functional Analysis of GPR54, a Novel G-Protein Coupled Receptor Involved in Puberty and Reproduction
07/01/2004 - 06/30/2006 (PI)
University of California, San Francisco NIH NICHD

Title

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2018	Placental Defenses against Zika Virus Infection	5R21AI134576-02	1
2017	Placental Defenses against Zika Virus Infection	1R21AI134576-01	1
2008	GPR54 and the GnRH Neuron in the Regulation of Puberty and Reproduction	5K08HD053706-03	2
2007	GPR54 and the GnRH Neuron in the Regulation of Puberty and Reproduction	5K08HD053706-02	2
2006	GPR54 and the GnRH Neuron in the Regulation of Puberty and Reproduction	1K08HD053706-01	2

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Wesselink AK, Willis MD, Lovett SM, Sheng C, Kuohung W, Hicks J, Peters JL, Sheehy S, Palmer JR, Wise LA, Cozier Y. Neighborhood disadvantage and fecundability in a cohort of US Black women. Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Dec; 9(6):e428.View Related Profiles.

Willis, Mary
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 41140319; PMCID: PMC12551729; DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000428;

Ajewole CO, Rubin BR, Cherfane GH, Politch JA, Doherty A, Khemani N, Barakat A, LeBedis C, Gadson AK, Lee YW, Wang JJ, Kuohung W. Risk factors for misdiagnosis of interstitial ectopic pregnancy. Emerg Radiol. 2025 Oct 07.View Related Profiles.

LeBedis, Christina
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 41053464; DOI: 10.1007/s10140-025-02391-w;

Wise LA, Hoffman MN, Lovett SM, Geller RJ, Schrager NL, Ukah UV, Wesselink AK, Abrams JA, Boynton-Jarrett R, Kuohung W, Kuriyama AS, Hunt MO, Williams DR, Ncube CN. Racial and ethnic disparities in fecundability: a North American preconception cohort study. Hum Reprod. 2025 Jun 01; 40(6):1183-1194.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
Ncube, Collette
Wise, Lauren
Boynton-Jarrett, Renee
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 40246287; PMCID: PMC12127508; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf067;

Mudafort ER, Nguyen M, Rubin BR, Al Abosy R, Bruno R, Politch JA, Bond JC, Wise LA, Fowler ML, Kuohung W. Ectopic pregnancy management and higher risk sexual behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic at a safety net hospital. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2025 Sep; 54(7):102981.View Related Profiles.

Politch, Joseph
Bond, Julia Craig
Wise, Lauren
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 40425110

Bond JC, Heaton B, White KO, Abrams JA, Kuohung W, Fisher RR, Wesselink AK, Fox MP, Wise LA. Female sexual function and distress and time-to-pregnancy in a prospective preconception cohort. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Apr; 232(4):375.e1-375.e24.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
Heaton, Brenda
Bond, Julia Craig
White, Katharine
Wise, Lauren
Fox, Matthew
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 39374749; PMCID: PMC11949713; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.09.117;

Govindraj R, Binda DD, Harris AC, Ananthakrishnan S, McGrath ME, Kuohung W, Hsu TY, Siegel J, Yadavalli G. Responding to Interprofessional Microaggressions: Bystander Training-A Virtual Simulation Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents. MedEdPORTAL. 2024; 20:11435.View Related Profiles.

Harris, Angelique
Yadavalli, Gopala
Govindraj, Radha
Ananthakrishnan, Sonia
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 39290215; PMCID: PMC11405486; DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11435;

Noel NL, Abrams J, Mudafort ER, Babu A, Forbes E, Hill L, Hill CC, Valbrun TG, Osian N, Wise LA, Kuohung W. Study protocol for the implementation of Centering Patients with Fibroids, a novel group education and empowerment program for patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids. Reprod Health. 2024 Apr 01; 21(1):41.View Related Profiles.

Wise, Lauren
Noel, Nyia
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 38561795; PMCID: PMC10983732; DOI: 10.1186/s12978-024-01777-2;

Lofrano-Porto A, Pereira SA, Dauber A, Bloom JC, Fontes AN, Asimow N, de Moraes OL, Araujo PAT, Abreu AP, Guo MH, De Oliveira SF, Liu H, Lee C, Kuohung W, Coelho MS, Carroll RS, Jiang R, Kaiser UB. OSR1 disruption contributes to uterine factor infertility via impaired Müllerian duct development and endometrial receptivity. J Clin Invest. 2023 Dec 01; 133(23). PMID: 37847567; PMCID: PMC10688984; DOI: 10.1172/JCI161701;

Yland JJ, Wesselink AK, Hernandez-Diaz S, Huybrechts K, Hatch EE, Wang TR, Savitz D, Kuohung W, Rothman KJ, Wise LA. Preconception contraceptive use and miscarriage: prospective cohort study. BMJ Med. 2023; 2(1):e000569.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
Savitz, David
Hatch, Elizabeth
Rothman, Kenneth
Huybrechts, Krista
Wise, Lauren
Hernandez-Diaz, Sonia
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 37705685; PMCID: PMC10496668; DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2023-000569;

Harper T, Kuohung W, Sayres L, Willis MD, Wise LA. Optimizing preconception care and interventions for improved population health. Fertil Steril. 2023 Sep; 120(3 Pt 1):438-448.View Related Profiles.

Wise, Lauren
Willis, Mary
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 36516911; DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.12.014;

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Crowe HM, Hatch EE, Wang TR, Horsburgh CR, Mikkelsen EM, Kuohung W, Wise LA, Wesselink AK. Periconceptional antibiotic use and spontaneous abortion: A prospective cohort study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2023 Mar; 37(3):179-187.View Related Profiles.

Wesselink, Amelia
Horsburgh, C.
Hatch, Elizabeth
Wise, Lauren
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 36303292; PMCID: PMC10038811; DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12931;

Pearson C, Bartell T, Wang G, Hong X, Rusk SA, Fu L, Cerda S, Bustamante-Helfrich B, Kuohung W, Yarrington C, Adams WG, Wang X. Boston Birth Cohort profile: rationale and study design. Precis Nutr. 2022 Sep; 1(2):e00011.View Related Profiles.

Yarrington, Christina
Cerda, Sandra
Kuohung, Wendy
Adams, William

PMID: 37745944; PMCID: PMC9844822; DOI: 10.1097/PN9.0000000000000011;

Pearson C, Bartell T, Wang G, Hong X, Rusk SA, Fu L, Cerda S, Bustamante-Helfrich B, Kuohung W, Yarrington C, Adams WG, Wang X. Boston Birth Cohort Profile: Rationale and Study Design. Precis Nutr. 2022 Nov; 1(2).View Related Profiles.

Yarrington, Christina
Cerda, Sandra
Kuohung, Wendy
Adams, William

PMID: 36660305; PMCID: PMC9844822

Handal-Orefice RC, McHale M, Friedman AM, Politch JA, Kuohung W. Impact of race versus ethnicity on infertility diagnosis between Black American, Haitian, African, and White American women seeking infertility care: a retrospective review. F S Rep. 2022 May; 3(2 Suppl):22-28.View Related Profiles.

Politch, Joseph
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 35937451; PMCID: PMC9349228; DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2021.11.003;

Chiuve SE, Huisingh C, Petruski-Ivleva N, Owens C, Kuohung W, Wise LA. Uterine fibroids and incidence of depression, anxiety and self-directed violence: a cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2022 01; 76(1):92-99.View Related Profiles.

Wise, Lauren
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 34301795; PMCID: PMC8666805; DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-214565;

Vercruysse J, Mekasha S, Stropp LM, Moroney J, He X, Liang Y, Vragovic O, Valle E, Ballard J, Pudney J, Kuohung W, Ingalls RR. Chlamydia trachomatis Infection, when Treated during Pregnancy, Is Not Associated with Preterm Birth in an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2020; 2020:8890619.View Related Profiles.

Pudney, Jeffrey
Vragovic, Olivera
Ingalls, Robin
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 33082702; PMCID: PMC7556048; DOI: 10.1155/2020/8890619;

O'Connor SK, Ryley DA, Obasiolu CW, Esselen KM, Skiadas CC, Kuohung W. Vaginal cuff dehiscence following transvaginal oocyte retrieval: a case report. Fertil Res Pract. 2020; 6:16. PMID: 32905306; PMCID: PMC7469333; DOI: 10.1186/s40738-020-00085-0;

Mills J, Kuohung W. Impact of circadian rhythms on female reproduction and infertility treatment success. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2019 12; 26(6):317-321.View Related Profiles.

Mills, Jacqueline
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 31644470

Claure I, Anderson D, Klapperich CM, Kuohung W, Wong JY. Biomaterials and Contraception: Promises and Pitfalls. Ann Biomed Eng. 2020 Jul; 48(7):2113-2131.View Related Profiles.

Klapperich, Catherine
Wong, Joyce
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 31701311; PMCID: PMC7202983; DOI: 10.1007/s10439-019-02402-1;

Yarrington CD, Hamer DH, Kuohung W, Lee-Parritz A. Congenital Zika syndrome arising from sexual transmission of Zika virus, a case report. Fertil Res Pract. 2019; 5:1.View Related Profiles.

Lee-Parritz, Aviva
Yarrington, Christina
Hamer, Davidson
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 30619616; PMCID: PMC6317256; DOI: 10.1186/s40738-018-0053-5;

Merlotti L, Kuohung W, Rinehart J. Current clinical applications of antimullerian hormone. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2018 12; 25(6):373-376.View Related Profiles.

Merlotti, Lindsay
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 30299434

Leech AA, Burgess JF, Sullivan M, Kuohung W, Horný M, Drainoni ML, Christiansen CL, Linas BP. Cost-effectiveness of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention for conception in the United States. AIDS. 2018 11 28; 32(18):2787-2798.View Related Profiles.

Linas, Benjamin
Christiansen, Cindy
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 30234602; PMCID: PMC6805137; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002014;

Okeigwe I, Wang C, Politch JA, Heffner LJ, Kuohung W. Physician-scientists in obstetrics and gynecology: predictors of success in obtaining independent research funding. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jul; 217(1):84.e1-84.e8.View Related Profiles.

Politch, Joseph
Heffner, Linda
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 28315665; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.03.007;

Liu C, Politch JA, Cullerton E, Go K, Pang S, Kuohung W. Impact of daylight savings time on spontaneous pregnancy loss in in vitro fertilization patients. Chronobiol Int. 2017; 34(5):571-577.View Related Profiles.

Politch, Joseph
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 28156172; DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2017.1279173;

Radin RG, Mikkelsen EM, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Sorensen HT, Riis AH, Kuohung W, Wise LA. Brief Report: Cesarean Delivery and Subsequent Fecundability. Epidemiology. 2016 Nov; 27(6):889-93.View Related Profiles.

Hatch, Elizabeth
Sorensen, Henrik
Rothman, Kenneth
Wise, Lauren
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 27571458; PMCID: PMC5477990; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000553;

Pudney J, He X, Masheeb Z, Kindelberger DW, Kuohung W, Ingalls RR. Differential expression of toll-like receptors in the human placenta across early gestation. Placenta. 2016 Oct; 46:1-10.View Related Profiles.

Kindelberger, David
Pudney, Jeffrey
Ingalls, Robin
Kuohung, Wendy
He, Xianbao

PMID: 27697215; PMCID: PMC5119647; DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.07.005;

Wise LA, Sponholtz TR, Rosenberg L, Adams-Campbell LL, Kuohung W, LaValley MP, Palmer JR. History of uterine leiomyoma and risk of endometrial cancer in black women. Cancer Causes Control. 2016 Apr; 27(4):545-52.View Related Profiles.

Palmer, Julie
Wise, Lauren
Rosenberg, Lynn
LaValley, Michael
Sponholtz, Todd
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 26923705; PMCID: PMC4798859; DOI: 10.1007/s10552-016-0728-3;

Simavli S, Abreu AP, Kwaan MR, Dluhy RG, Yanushpolsky EH, Feltmate C, Cerda SR, Carroll RS, Kaiser UB, Kuohung W. Candidate gene analysis in a case of congenital absence of the endometrium. Fertil Res Pract. 2016; 2:3.View Related Profiles.

Cerda, Sandra
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 28620530; PMCID: PMC5424362; DOI: 10.1186/s40738-016-0015-8;

Okeigwe I, Kuohung W. 5-Alpha reductase deficiency: a 40-year retrospective review. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2014 Dec; 21(6):483-7. PMID: 25321150; DOI: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000116;

Min L, Soltis K, Reis AC, Xu S, Kuohung W, Jain M, Carroll RS, Kaiser UB. Dynamic kisspeptin receptor trafficking modulates kisspeptin-mediated calcium signaling. Mol Endocrinol. 2014 Jan; 28(1):16-27. PMID: 24295737; PMCID: PMC3874457; DOI: 10.1210/me.2013-1165;

Greenstein Y, Shah AJ, Vragovic O, Cabral H, Soto-Wright V, Borgatta L, Kuohung W. Tuboovarian abscess. Factors associated with operative intervention after failed antibiotic therapy. J Reprod Med. 2013 Mar-Apr; 58(3-4):101-6.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Borgatta, Lynn
Vragovic, Olivera
Soto-Wright, Valena
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 23539877

Bianco SD, Vandepas L, Correa-Medina M, Gereben B, Mukherjee A, Kuohung W, Carroll R, Teles MG, Latronico AC, Kaiser UB. KISS1R intracellular trafficking and degradation: effect of the Arg386Pro disease-associated mutation. Endocrinology. 2011 Apr; 152(4):1616-26. PMID: 21285314; PMCID: PMC3060635; DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0903;

Kuohung W, Burnett M, Mukhtyar D, Schuman E, Ni J, Crowley WF, Glicksman MA, Kaiser UB. A high-throughput small-molecule ligand screen targeted to agonists and antagonists of the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR54. J Biomol Screen. 2010 Jun; 15(5):508-17. PMID: 20460252; PMCID: PMC5790198; DOI: 10.1177/1087057110369701;

Silveira LG, Noel SD, Silveira-Neto AP, Abreu AP, Brito VN, Santos MG, Bianco SD, Kuohung W, Xu S, Gryngarten M, Escobar ME, Arnhold IJ, Mendonca BB, Kaiser UB, Latronico AC. Mutations of the KISS1 gene in disorders of puberty. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 May; 95(5):2276-80. PMID: 20237166; PMCID: PMC2869552; DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-2421;

Teles MG, Bianco SD, Brito VN, Trarbach EB, Kuohung W, Xu S, Seminara SB, Mendonca BB, Kaiser UB, Latronico AC. A GPR54-activating mutation in a patient with central precocious puberty. N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 14; 358(7):709-15. PMID: 18272894; PMCID: PMC2859966; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa073443;

Kuohung W, Ram K, Cheng DM, Marcus KJ, Diller LR, Laufer MR. Laparoscopic oophoropexy prior to radiation for pediatric brain tumor and subsequent ovarian function. Hum Reprod. 2008 Jan; 23(1):117-21.View Related Profiles.

Cheng, Debbie
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 18003624

Kuohung W, Thompson SR, Laufer MR. Use of acellular human dermal allograft for vaginoplasty in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome: a case report. J Reprod Med. 2007 Sep; 52(9):864-7. PMID: 17939608

Kuohung W, Kaiser UB. GPR54 and KiSS-1: role in the regulation of puberty and reproduction. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2006 Dec; 7(4):257-63. PMID: 17206526

Kaiser UB, Kuohung W. KiSS-1 and GPR54 as new players in gonadotropin regulation and puberty. Endocrine. 2005 Apr; 26(3):277-84. PMID: 16034182

Seminara SB, Messager S, Chatzidaki EE, Thresher RR, Acierno JS, Shagoury JK, Bo-Abbas Y, Kuohung W, Schwinof KM, Hendrick AG, Zahn D, Dixon J, Kaiser UB, Slaugenhaupt SA, Gusella JF, O'Rahilly S, Carlton MB, Crowley WF, Aparicio SA, Colledge WH. The GPR54 gene as a regulator of puberty. N Engl J Med. 2003 Oct 23; 349(17):1614-27. PMID: 14573733

Kuohung W, Jones GL, Vitonis AF, Cramer DW, Kennedy SH, Thomas D, Hornstein MD. Characteristics of patients with endometriosis in the United States and the United Kingdom. Fertil Steril. 2002 Oct; 78(4):767-72. PMID: 12372454

Munarriz R, Talakoub L, Kuohung W, Gioia M, Hoag L, Flaherty E, Min K, Choi S, Goldstein I. The prevalence of phimosis of the clitoris in women presenting to the sexual dysfunction clinic: lack of correlation to disorders of desire, arousal and orgasm. J Sex Marital Ther. 2002; 28 Suppl 1:181-5.View Related Profiles.

Munarriz, Ricardo
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 11898701

Kuohung W, Shwaery GT, Keaney JF. Tamoxifen, esterified estradiol, and physiologic concentrations of estradiol inhibit oxidation of low-density lipoprotein by endothelial cells. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 May; 184(6):1060-3. PMID: 11349156

Kuohung W, Borgatta L, Larrieux JR, Weiss RM. Pelvic tuberculosis diagnosed by hysteroscopy during infertility evaluation. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2000 Sep; 17(8):459-60.View Related Profiles.

Larrieux, Jean-Robert
Borgatta, Lynn
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 11062859; PMCID: PMC3455572

Kuohung W, Borgatta L, Stubblefield P. Low-dose oral contraceptives and bone mineral density: an evidence-based analysis. Contraception. 2000 Feb; 61(2):77-82.View Related Profiles.

Borgatta, Lynn
Stubblefield, Phillip
Kuohung, Wendy

PMID: 10802271

Kanji SS, Kuohung W, Labaree DC, Hochberg RB. Regiospecific esterification of estrogens by lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Jul; 84(7):2481-8. PMID: 10404824

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 46 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2016 and 2022 and 2025

Bar chart showing 46 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2016 and 2022 and 2025

Year	Publications
1999	1
2000	2
2001	1
2002	2
2003	1
2005	1
2006	1
2007	2
2008	1
2010	2
2011	1
2013	2
2014	1
2016	4
2017	2
2018	2
2019	3
2020	2
2021	2
2022	4
2023	2
2024	3
2025	4

Media Mentions

Infertility Linked With Slightly Higher Autism Risk in Children

Medscape 12/1/2023

Are Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Safe During Pregnancy? Boston Doctors Respond to Study

NBC 10 Boston 3/23/2021

COVID Vaccine Hesitancy: Boston Doctors Address Concerns Around Fertility, Pregnancy

NBC 10 Boston 3/22/2021

C-Section at First Delivery Tied to Impaired Future Fertility

MedPage 4/20/2020

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kisspeptin
neurokinin B
placenta

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