Education/CredentialsFellowship: Loyola University (Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery)Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (Obstetrics and Gynecology)Doctoral Degree: St. Louis UniversityBachelor's Degree: The Ohio State University (Biology) Board Certifications & LicensesAmerican Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery) (Certification Date: 2023-04-21) - (Recertification Date: 2024-12-31)American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Certification Date: 2019-11-11) - (Recertification Date: 2024-12-31) SpecialtiesFemale Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryObstetrics and Gynecology Contact Information Medical Sciences Building Office 513-475-8588 Email barneshc@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsClinical: Patient education and decision-making, patient anxiety Basic science & translational: Urinary microbiome, urethral microbiome, recurrent urinary tract infections, expanded quantiative urine culture Educational: Surgical learning curves, teaching models for learners Clinical Interests Obstetrics and GynecologyAtrophic Vaginitis (Vaginal atrophy)Bartholin's CystPelvic Floor DisordersPelvic Floor DysfunctionPelvic Organ ProlapsePelvic Support Problems, Uterine ProlapsePosterior Vaginal Prolapse (rectocele)Rectovaginal FistulaUterine ProlapseVaginal DiseaseVaginal FistulaVaginal ProlapseVaginitisVesicovaginal FistulaVulvar DiseaseVulvar DisordersVulvodynia (Vulvar Pain) Peer Reviewed Publications Barnes, H C; Akl, A; Taege, S K; Brincat, C; Brubaker, L; Mueller, E R 2022. Using clinical estimate or catheter measurement of urethral mid-point result in similar retropubic mid-urethral sling position: a randomized trial. International urogynecology journal, , Barnes HC, Wolff B, Abdul-Rahim O, Harrington A, Hilt EE, Price TK, Halverson T, Hochstedler BR, Pham T, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Joyce C, Fitzgerald CM, Schreckenberger PC, Brubaker L, Wolfe AJ, Mueller ER. 2021. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard versus Expanded Cultures to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infections in Women. Journal of Urology, , Bennett AT, Ringel NE, Menhji K, Brown OE, Hall EF, Cardenas-Trowers OO, Falk KN, Jeney SES, Barnes HC, Escobar C, Tellechea LM, Sappenfield EC, Mehta S, Chang OH. 2021. "First, Do No Harm”- Trainees’ Observation of Risk Reduction in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 1, 2-4Chen YB, Barnes HC, Westbay L, Wolff B, Shannon M, Adams W, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Mueller ER, Pham TT 2021. Preoperative Music Listening in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Trial Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 8, 469-473Escobar CM, Falk KN, Mehta S, Hall EF, Menhaji K, Sappenfield EC, Brown OE, Ringel NE, Chang OH, Tellechea LM, Barnes HC, Jeney SES, Bennett AT, Cardenas-Trowers OO 2021. Rethinking Second-Line Therapy for Overactive Bladder to Improve Patient Access to Treatment Options Obstetrics and Gynecology, 137 3, 454-460Sifuentes R, Wolff BJ, Barnes HC, Wozniak A, Mueller ER, Pham TT. 2021. You’re how Old? Correlating perioperative complication risk in octogenarians undergoing colpocleisis for pelvic organ prolapse Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 4, 238-243Brown HW, Barnes HC, Lim A, Giles DL, McAchran SE 2020. Better together: multidisciplinary approach improves adherence to pelvic floor physical therapy. International Urogynecology Journal, 31 5, 887-893Barnes HC, Harrison RF, Huffman L, Medlin E, Spencer R, Al-Niaimi A. 2017. The adoption of single-port laparoscopy for full staging of endometrial cancer: surgical and oncology outcomes and evaluation of the learning curve. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology , 24 6, 1029-1036Barnes HC, Cannada LK, Watson JT. 2014. A clinical evaluation of alternative fixation techniques for medial malleolus fractures. Injury, 45 9, 1365-367
Research InterestsClinical: Patient education and decision-making, patient anxiety Basic science & translational: Urinary microbiome, urethral microbiome, recurrent urinary tract infections, expanded quantiative urine culture Educational: Surgical learning curves, teaching models for learners
Clinical Interests Obstetrics and GynecologyAtrophic Vaginitis (Vaginal atrophy)Bartholin's CystPelvic Floor DisordersPelvic Floor DysfunctionPelvic Organ ProlapsePelvic Support Problems, Uterine ProlapsePosterior Vaginal Prolapse (rectocele)Rectovaginal FistulaUterine ProlapseVaginal DiseaseVaginal FistulaVaginal ProlapseVaginitisVesicovaginal FistulaVulvar DiseaseVulvar DisordersVulvodynia (Vulvar Pain)
Peer Reviewed Publications Barnes, H C; Akl, A; Taege, S K; Brincat, C; Brubaker, L; Mueller, E R 2022. Using clinical estimate or catheter measurement of urethral mid-point result in similar retropubic mid-urethral sling position: a randomized trial. International urogynecology journal, , Barnes HC, Wolff B, Abdul-Rahim O, Harrington A, Hilt EE, Price TK, Halverson T, Hochstedler BR, Pham T, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Joyce C, Fitzgerald CM, Schreckenberger PC, Brubaker L, Wolfe AJ, Mueller ER. 2021. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard versus Expanded Cultures to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infections in Women. Journal of Urology, , Bennett AT, Ringel NE, Menhji K, Brown OE, Hall EF, Cardenas-Trowers OO, Falk KN, Jeney SES, Barnes HC, Escobar C, Tellechea LM, Sappenfield EC, Mehta S, Chang OH. 2021. "First, Do No Harm”- Trainees’ Observation of Risk Reduction in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 1, 2-4Chen YB, Barnes HC, Westbay L, Wolff B, Shannon M, Adams W, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Mueller ER, Pham TT 2021. Preoperative Music Listening in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Trial Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 8, 469-473Escobar CM, Falk KN, Mehta S, Hall EF, Menhaji K, Sappenfield EC, Brown OE, Ringel NE, Chang OH, Tellechea LM, Barnes HC, Jeney SES, Bennett AT, Cardenas-Trowers OO 2021. Rethinking Second-Line Therapy for Overactive Bladder to Improve Patient Access to Treatment Options Obstetrics and Gynecology, 137 3, 454-460Sifuentes R, Wolff BJ, Barnes HC, Wozniak A, Mueller ER, Pham TT. 2021. You’re how Old? Correlating perioperative complication risk in octogenarians undergoing colpocleisis for pelvic organ prolapse Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 4, 238-243Brown HW, Barnes HC, Lim A, Giles DL, McAchran SE 2020. Better together: multidisciplinary approach improves adherence to pelvic floor physical therapy. International Urogynecology Journal, 31 5, 887-893Barnes HC, Harrison RF, Huffman L, Medlin E, Spencer R, Al-Niaimi A. 2017. The adoption of single-port laparoscopy for full staging of endometrial cancer: surgical and oncology outcomes and evaluation of the learning curve. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology , 24 6, 1029-1036Barnes HC, Cannada LK, Watson JT. 2014. A clinical evaluation of alternative fixation techniques for medial malleolus fractures. Injury, 45 9, 1365-367
Barnes, H C; Akl, A; Taege, S K; Brincat, C; Brubaker, L; Mueller, E R 2022. Using clinical estimate or catheter measurement of urethral mid-point result in similar retropubic mid-urethral sling position: a randomized trial. International urogynecology journal, , Barnes HC, Wolff B, Abdul-Rahim O, Harrington A, Hilt EE, Price TK, Halverson T, Hochstedler BR, Pham T, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Joyce C, Fitzgerald CM, Schreckenberger PC, Brubaker L, Wolfe AJ, Mueller ER. 2021. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard versus Expanded Cultures to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infections in Women. Journal of Urology, , Bennett AT, Ringel NE, Menhji K, Brown OE, Hall EF, Cardenas-Trowers OO, Falk KN, Jeney SES, Barnes HC, Escobar C, Tellechea LM, Sappenfield EC, Mehta S, Chang OH. 2021. "First, Do No Harm”- Trainees’ Observation of Risk Reduction in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 1, 2-4Chen YB, Barnes HC, Westbay L, Wolff B, Shannon M, Adams W, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Mueller ER, Pham TT 2021. Preoperative Music Listening in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Trial Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 8, 469-473Escobar CM, Falk KN, Mehta S, Hall EF, Menhaji K, Sappenfield EC, Brown OE, Ringel NE, Chang OH, Tellechea LM, Barnes HC, Jeney SES, Bennett AT, Cardenas-Trowers OO 2021. Rethinking Second-Line Therapy for Overactive Bladder to Improve Patient Access to Treatment Options Obstetrics and Gynecology, 137 3, 454-460Sifuentes R, Wolff BJ, Barnes HC, Wozniak A, Mueller ER, Pham TT. 2021. You’re how Old? Correlating perioperative complication risk in octogenarians undergoing colpocleisis for pelvic organ prolapse Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 27 4, 238-243Brown HW, Barnes HC, Lim A, Giles DL, McAchran SE 2020. Better together: multidisciplinary approach improves adherence to pelvic floor physical therapy. International Urogynecology Journal, 31 5, 887-893Barnes HC, Harrison RF, Huffman L, Medlin E, Spencer R, Al-Niaimi A. 2017. The adoption of single-port laparoscopy for full staging of endometrial cancer: surgical and oncology outcomes and evaluation of the learning curve. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology , 24 6, 1029-1036Barnes HC, Cannada LK, Watson JT. 2014. A clinical evaluation of alternative fixation techniques for medial malleolus fractures. Injury, 45 9, 1365-367