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- Is this information wrong?
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
- 6 citationsOvulatory upregulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, a receptor for SARS-CoV-2, in dominant follicles of the human ovary.Yohan Choi, Hayce Jeon, Mats Brännström, James W. Akin, Thomas E. Curry, Misung Jo> ;Fertility and Sterility. 2021 Aug 11
- 18 citationsThe FOS/AP-1 Regulates Metabolic Changes and Cholesterol Synthesis in Human Periovulatory Granulosa Cells.Yohan Choi, Hayce Jeon, James W. Akin, Thomas E. Curry, Misung Jo> ;Endocrinology. 2021 Sep 1
- 6 citationsNeurotensin: a neuropeptide induced by hCG in the human and rat ovary during the periovulatory period†.Linah Al-Alem, Muraly Puttabyatappa, Ketan Shrestha, Yohan Choi, Kathy Rosewell, Mats Brännström, James W. Akin, Misung Jo, Diane M. Duffy, Thomas E. Curry> ;Biology of Reproduction. 2021 Jun 4
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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
Hospital Affiliations
- CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph EastLexington, Kentucky
- CHI Saint Joseph HealthLexington, Kentucky
UofL Health - UofL HospitalLouisville, Kentucky- Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, Kentucky
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