Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

The VICC.ORG Investigator Directory

Katherine E. Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D.

Vice Chair for Research
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Professor of Medicine
VICC Member
Researcher

Contact Information:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2525 West End Avenue, 6th Floor Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37203-1738
615-322-0964

Research Specialty:

Epidemiologic research and quantitative methods ; Office-based and tailored smoking cessation intervention; Systematic evidence reviews and evidence-based practice tools; Cervical cancer screening, triage, and diagnosis; Cervical dysplasia treatment, quality of care, and patient education

Publications:

• Hartmann, KE, McPheeters, ML, Chescheir, NC, Gillam-Krakauer, M, McKoy, JN, Jerome, R, Sathe, NA, Meints, L, Walsh, WF Evidence to inform decisions about maternal-fetal surgery: technical brief. Obstet Gynecol, 117(5), 1191-204, 2011.
• Hasan, R, Funk, ML, Herring, AH, Olshan, AF, Hartmann, KE, Baird, DD Accuracy of reporting bleeding during pregnancy. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 24(1), 31-4, 2010.
• Hasan, R, Baird, DD, Herring, AH, Olshan, AF, Jonsson Funk, ML, Hartmann, KE Patterns and predictors of vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy. Ann Epidemiol, 20(7), 524-31, 2010.
• Laughlin, SK, Herring, AH, Savitz, DA, Olshan, AF, Fielding, JR, Hartmann, KE, Baird, DD Pregnancy-related fibroid reduction. Fertil Steril, 94(6), 2421-3, 2010.
• Hasan, R, Baird, DD, Herring, AH, Olshan, AF, Jonsson Funk, ML, Hartmann, KE Association between first-trimester vaginal bleeding and miscarriage. Obstet Gynecol, 114(4), 860-7, 2009.
• Baker, AM, Brody, SC, Salisbury, K, Schectman, R, Hartmann, KE Postpartum glucose tolerance screening in women with gestational diabetes in the state of North Carolina. N C Med J, 70(1), 14-9, 2009.
• Laughlin, SK, Baird, DD, Savitz, DA, Herring, AH, Hartmann, KE Prevalence of uterine leiomyomas in the first trimester of pregnancy: an ultrasound-screening study. Obstet Gynecol, 113(3), 630-5, 2009.
• Hasan, R, Olshan, AF, Herring, AH, Savitz, DA, Siega-Riz, AM, Hartmann, KE Self-reported vitamin supplementation in early pregnancy and risk of miscarriage. Am J Epidemiol, 169(11), 1312-8, 2009.
• Hartmann, KE, McPheeters, ML, Biller, DH, Ward, RM, McKoy, JN, Jerome, RN, Micucci, SR, Meints, L, Fisher, JA, Scott, TA, Slaughter, JC, Blume, JD Treatment of overactive bladder in women. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep), (187), 1-120, v, 2009.
• Landis, SH, Ananth, CV, Lokomba, V, Hartmann, KE, Thorp, JM, Horton, A, Atibu, J, Ryder, RW, Tshefu, A, Meshnick, SR Ultrasound-derived fetal size nomogram for a sub-Saharan African population: a longitudinal study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 34(4), 379-86, 2009.
• Stegmann, BJ, Funk, MJ, Sinaii, N, Hartmann, KE, Segars, J, Nieman, LK, Stratton, P A logistic model for the prediction of endometriosis. Fertil Steril, 2008.
• Savitz, DA, Chan, RL, Herring, AH, Howards, PP, Hartmann, KE Caffeine and miscarriage risk. Epidemiology, 19(1), 55-62, 2008.
• Hoffman, CS, Messer, LC, Mendola, P, Savitz, DA, Herring, AH, Hartmann, KE Comparison of gestational age at birth based on last menstrual period and ultrasound during the first trimester. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 22(6), 587-96, 2008.
• Hoffman CS, Messer LC, Mendola P, Savitz DA, Herring AH, Hartmann KE "Comparison of gestational age birth based on last menstrual period and ultrasound during the first trimester." Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 22587-96, 2008.
• Hoffman, CS, Mendola, P, Savitz, DA, Herring, AH, Loomis, D, Hartmann, KE, Singer, PC, Weinberg, HS, Olshan, AF Drinking water disinfection by-product exposure and duration of gestation. Epidemiology, 19(5), 738-46, 2008.
• Hoffman, CS, Mendola, P, Savitz, DA, Herring, AH, Loomis, D, Hartmann, KE, Singer, PC, Weinberg, HS, Olshan, AF Drinking water disinfection by-product exposure and fetal growth. Epidemiology, 19(5), 729-37, 2008.
• MacLehose, RF, Savitz, DA, Herring, AH, Hartmann, KE, Singer, PC, Weinberg, HS Drinking water disinfection by-products and time to pregnancy. Epidemiology, 19(3), 451-8, 2008.
• Landis, SH, Lokomba, V, Ananth, CV, Atibu, J, Ryder, RW, Hartmann, KE, Thorp, JM, Tshefu, A, Meshnick, SR Impact of maternal malaria and under-nutrition on intrauterine growth restriction: a prospective ultrasound study in Democratic Republic of Congo. Epidemiol Infect, 1-11, 2008.
• Horny, HP, Sotlar, K, Valent, P, Hartmann, K Mastocytosis: a disease of the hematopoietic stem cell. Dtsch Arztebl Int, 105(40), 686-92, 2008.
• Landefeld, CS, Bowers, BJ, Feld, AD, Hartmann, KE, Hoffman, E, Ingber, MJ, King, JT, McDougal, WS, Nelson, H, Orav, EJ, Pignone, M, Richardson, LH, Rohrbaugh, RM, Siebens, HC, Trock, BJ National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference statement: prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults. Ann Intern Med, 148(6), 449-58, 2008.
• Castel, LD, Saville, BR, Depuy, V, Godley, PA, Hartmann, KE, Abernethy, AP Racial differences in pain during 1 year among women with metastatic breast cancer: a hazards analysis of interval-censored data. Cancer, 112(1), 162-70, 2008.
• Levine, KB, Williams, RE, Hartmann, KE Vulvovaginal atrophy is strongly associated with female sexual dysfunction among sexually active postmenopausal women. Menopause, 15(4 Pt 1), 661-6, 2008.
• Slaughter, JC, Herring, AH, Hartmann, KE Bayesian modeling of embryonic growth using latent variables. Biostatistics, 2007.
• Hartmann, KE, Wechter, ME, Payne, P, Salisbury, K, Jackson, RD, Melvin, CL Best practice smoking cessation intervention and resource needs of prenatal care providers. Obstet Gynecol, 110(4), 765-70, 2007.
• Castel, LD, Abernethy, AP, Li, Y, Depuy, V, Saville, BR, Hartmann, KE Hazards for pain severity and pain interference with daily living, with exploration of brief pain inventory cutpoints, among women with metastatic breast cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage, 34(4), 380-92, 2007.
• Bailit, JL, Berkowitz, R, Thorp, JM, Cleary, K, Hartmann, KE, Mercer, BM Use of progesterone to prevent preterm birth at a tertiary care center. J Reprod Med, 52(4), 280-4, 2007.
• Gooden, KM, Schroeder, JC, North, KE, Gammon, MD, Hartmann, KE, Taylor, J, Baird, DD Val153Met polymorphism of catechol-O-methyltransferase and prevalence of uterine leiomyomata. Reprod Sci, 14(2), 117-20, 2007.
• Hartmann, KE, Birnbaum, H, Ben-Hamadi, R, Wu, EQ, Farrell, MH, Spalding, J, Stang, P Annual costs associated with diagnosis of uterine leiomyomata. Obstet Gynecol, 108(4), 930-7, 2006.
• Savitz, DA, Singer, PC, Herring, AH, Hartmann, KE, Weinberg, HS, Makarushka, C Exposure to drinking water disinfection by-products and pregnancy loss. Am J Epidemiol, 164(11), 1043-51, 2006.
• Lamvu, GM, Thorp, JM, Stuart, N, Hartmann, KE Impact of abnormal results of outpatient fetal heart rate monitoring on maternal intervention in labor. J Reprod Med, 51(9), 689-93, 2006.
• Petersen, R, Garrett, JM, Melvin, CL, Hartmann, KE Medicaid reimbursement for prenatal smoking intervention influences quitting and cessation. Tob Control, 15(1), 30-4, 2006.
• Steiner, AZ, Paulson, RJ, Hartmann, KE Effects of competition among fertility centers on pregnancy and high-order multiple gestation rates. Fertil Steril, 83(5), 1429-34, 2005.
• Petersen, R, Clark, KA, Hartmann, KE, Melvin, CL Getting focused: missed opportunities for smoking interventions for pregnant women receiving Medicaid. Prev Med, 40(2), 209-15, 2005.
• Thorp, JM, Hartmann, KE, Shadigan, E Long-term physical and psychological health consequences of induced abortion: a review of the evidence. Linacre Q, 72(1), 44-69, 2005.
• Yang, J, Savitz, DA, Dole, N, Hartmann, KE, Herring, AH, Olshan, AF, Thorp, JM Predictors of vaginal bleeding during the first two trimesters of pregnancy. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 19(4), 276-83, 2005.
• Tu, FF, Lamvu, GM, Hartmann, KE, Steege, JF Preoperative ultrasound to predict infraumbilical adhesions: a study of diagnostic accuracy. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 192(1), 74-9, 2005.
• Wechter, ME, Pearlman, MD, Hartmann, KE Reclosure of the disrupted laparotomy wound: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol, 106(2), 376-83, 2005.
• Williams, RE, Hartmann, KE, Sandler, RS, Miller, WC, Savitz, LA, Steege, JF Recognition and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome among women with chronic pelvic pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 192(3), 761-7, 2005.
• Yang, J, Hartmann, KE, Herring, AH, Savitz, DA Reducing misclassification in assignment of timing of events during pregnancy. Epidemiology, 16(1), 121-3, 2005.
• McPheeters, ML, Miller, WC, Hartmann, KE, Savitz, DA, Kaufman, JS, Garrett, JM, Thorp, JM The epidemiology of threatened preterm labor: a prospective cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 192(4), 1325-9; discussion 1329-30, 2005.
• Jackson, GL, Yano, EM, Edelman, D, Krein, SL, Ibrahim, MA, Carey, TS, Lee, SY, Hartmann, KE, Dudley, TK, Weinberger, M Veterans Affairs primary care organizational characteristics associated with better diabetes control. Am J Manag Care, 11(4), 225-37, 2005.
• Klotsman, M, Weinberg, CR, Davis, K, Binnie, CG, Hartmann, KE A case-based evaluation of SRD5A1, SRD5A2, AR, and ADRA1A as candidate genes for severity of BPH. Pharmacogenomics J, 4(4), 251-9, 2004.
• Williams, RE, Hartmann, KE, Steege, JF Documenting the current definitions of chronic pelvic pain: implications for research. Obstet Gynecol, 103(4), 686-91, 2004.
• Hartmann, KE, Espy, A, McPheeters, M, Kinsinger, LS Physicians taught as residents to conduct smoking cessation intervention: a follow-up study. Prev Med, 39(2), 344-50, 2004.
• Williams, RE, Hartmann, KE, Sandler, RS, Miller, WC, Steege, JF Prevalence and characteristics of irritable bowel syndrome among women with chronic pelvic pain. Obstet Gynecol, 104(3), 452-8, 2004.
• Hartmann, KE, Ma, C, Lamvu, GM, Langenberg, PW, Steege, JF, Kjerulff, KH Quality of life and sexual function after hysterectomy in women with preoperative pain and depression. Obstet Gynecol, 104(4), 701-9, 2004.
• Gavin, NI, Adams, EK, Hartmann, KE, Benedict, MB, Chireau, M Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of pregnancy-related health care among Medicaid pregnant women. Matern Child Health J, 8(3), 113-26, 2004.
• Promislow, JH, Makarushka, CM, Gorman, JR, Howards, PP, Savitz, DA, Hartmann, KE Recruitment for a community-based study of early pregnancy: the Right From The Start study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 18(2), 143-52, 2004.
• Fang, WL, Goldstein, AO, Butzen, AY, Hartsock, SA, Hartmann, KE, Helton, M, Lohr, JA Smoking cessation in pregnancy: a review of postpartum relapse prevention strategies. J Am Board Fam Pract, 17(4), 264-75, 2004.
• Wegienka, G, Baird, DD, Hertz-Picciotto, I, Harlow, SD, Hartmann, KE Uterine leiomyomata (fibroids): are bleeding symptoms more likely to be reported after diagnosis. J Clin Epidemiol, 57(3), 318-20, 2004.
• Yang, J, Hartmann, KE, Savitz, DA, Herring, AH, Dole, N, Olshan, AF, Thorp, JM Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy and preterm birth. Am J Epidemiol, 160(2), 118-25, 2004.
• Balu, RB, Savitz, DA, Ananth, CV, Hartmann, KE, Miller, WC, Thorp, JM, Heine, RP Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal fluid neutrophil defensins, and preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol, 101(5 Pt 1), 862-8, 2003.
• Thorp, JM, Hartmann, KE, Shadigian, E Long-term physical and psychological health consequences of induced abortion: review of the evidence. Obstet Gynecol Surv, 58(1), 67-79, 2003.
• Steiner, AZ, Meyer, WR, Clark, RL, Hartmann, KE Oil-soluble contrast during hysterosalpingography in women with proven tubal patency. Obstet Gynecol, 101(1), 109-13, 2003.
• Zolnoun, DA, Hartmann, KE, Steege, JF Overnight 5% lidocaine ointment for treatment of vulvar vestibulitis. Obstet Gynecol, 102(1), 84-7, 2003.
• Wegienka, G, Baird, DD, Hertz-Picciotto, I, Harlow, SD, Steege, JF, Hill, MC, Schectman, JM, Hartmann, KE Self-reported heavy bleeding associated with uterine leiomyomata. Obstet Gynecol, 101(3), 431-7, 2003.
• Berkman, ND, Thorp, JM, Lohr, KN, Carey, TS, Hartmann, KE, Gavin, NI, Hasselblad, V, Idicula, AE Tocolytic treatment for the management of preterm labor: a review of the evidence. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 188(6), 1648-59, 2003.
• Thorp, JM, Hartmann, KE, Berkman, ND, Carey, TS, Lohr, KN, Gavin, NI, Hasselblad, V Antibiotic therapy for the treatment of preterm labor: a review of the evidence. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 186(3), 587-92, 2002.
• Balu, RB, Savitz, DA, Ananth, CV, Hartmann, KE, Miller, WC, Thorp, JM, Heine, RP Bacterial vaginosis and vaginal fluid defensins during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 187(5), 1267-71, 2002.
• Kuller, JA, Meyer, WR, Traynor, KD, Hartmann, KE Disposition of sperm donors with resultant abnormal pregnancies. Hum Reprod, 16(8), 1553-5, 2001.
• Hartmann, KE, King, VJ Elective induction of labour: complicating the uncomplicated. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, 15(2), 138-9, 2001.
• Hartmann, KE, Nanda, K, Hall, S, Myers, E Technologic advances for evaluation of cervical cytology: is newer better. Obstet Gynecol Surv, 56(12), 765-74, 2001.
• Reid, VC, Hartmann, KE, MCMahon, M, Fry, EP Vaginal preparation with povidone iodine and postcesarean infectious morbidity: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol, 97(1), 147-52, 2001.
• Pastore, LM, Hartmann, KE, Thorp, JM, Royce, RA, Jackson, TP, Savitz, DA Bacterial vaginosis and cervical dilation and effacement at 24-29 weeks'' gestation. Am J Perinatol, 17(2), 83-8, 2000.
• Hartmann, KE, Barrett, KE, Reid, VC, McMahon, MJ, Miller, WC Clinical usefulness of white blood cell count after cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol, 96(2), 295-300, 2000.
• Berkman, ND, Thorp, JM, Hartmann, KE, Lohr, KN, Idicula, AE, McPheeters, M, Gavin, NI, Carey, TS, Tolleson-Rinehart, S, Jackman, AM, Hasselblad, V, Puckett, EC Management of preterm labor. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ), (18), 1-6, 2000.
• Windsor, RA, Li, CQ, Boyd, NR, Hartmann, KE The use of significant reduction rates to evaluate health education methods for pregnant smokers: a new harm reduction behavioral indicator. Health Educ Behav, 26(5), 648-62, 1999.
• Hartmann, KE, Calikoglu, MG Trampoline-related injuries to children. Pediatrics, 103(6 Pt 1), 1311-2; author reply 1312-3, 1999.
• Hartmann, KE, Thorp, JM, Pahel-Short, L, Koch, MA A randomized controlled trial of smoking cessation intervention in pregnancy in an academic clinic. Obstet Gynecol, 87(4), 621-6, 1996.