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About
Two programs at USC Fertility carry Kristin Bendikson’s name as founder: the Center for Pregnancy Loss, built around care after miscarriage, and the Fertility Diagnostics Program, which helps younger adults get a read on their own fertility before they start trying. She ran those programs for more than a decade before joining this Los Angeles practice, where she works as a reproductive endocrinologist at the Wilshire Boulevard office.
She is a California native who trained in and out of the state: an MD from New York University, obstetrics and gynecology residency at Harvard Medical School, then a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Cornell. The clinic’s profile of her is short and program-led — it describes compassionate, personalized care rather than listing a subspecialty, and names the two USC programs as her footprint.
Recognition comes from directories and from her own society: Castle Connolly has carried her as a Top Doctor since 2015, Los Angeles Magazine has named her among its Top Doctors, and her clinic profile notes award-winning research inside the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, where it describes her as a leader.
Clinical Expertise
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) — cycle management for patients using their own eggs, which is the treatment area her profile and her listed specialties point to
- Pregnancy loss care — the focus she built a program around at USC: evaluation and support after miscarriage
- Fertility diagnostics — assessment of ovarian reserve and reproductive potential for patients deciding whether, and when, to try
- Female infertility — the second specialty listed on her profile; her published work is recognized within reproductive endocrinology, but our notes do not list specific diagnoses she specializes in
Why Choose Dr. Bendikson
She built the loss program, she did not just join it. Recurrent miscarriage care is often an afterthought at clinics. Here it is the reason a center was founded, and the same goes for the diagnostics program that assesses fertility before treatment starts.
A training path through three institutions. NYU medical school, Harvard residency, Cornell fellowship — the reproductive endocrinology subspecialty came last, after general obstetrics and gynecology.
Recognized by her society and by directories. Award-winning research within ASRM, a Castle Connolly Top Doctor listing since 2015, and repeated Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors listings.
Local practice, local patients. She is a California native practicing in Los Angeles, and she sees patients at the Wilshire Boulevard office.
Professional Affiliations
American Society for Reproductive Medicine, where her profile lists her in a leadership role with award-winning research; Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2015; Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors. The name line on her clinic page reads “MD, FACOG”. Our notes for her do not record a board-certification entry, so confirm certification directly with the practice if that line matters to your decision — several other physicians at this clinic do have it documented.
Suitable For
Patients after a miscarriage or a run of losses, where the question is what to check before trying again.
Younger adults deciding when to start a family, or patients told their ovarian reserve may be a problem — the diagnostics program exists for that conversation.
Patients entering IVF who want their own egg-based treatment planned around their results rather than a standard protocol.
Los Angeles patients who want care at the Wilshire Boulevard office, in English.