Arina Chesnokova, MD MPH
Instructor A of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Attending, Gynecology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Gynecology, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Blockley Hall, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, 13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA (Mathematics, Biochemistry, minor in French)
New York University, New York, NY, 2009.
MPH (Health Policy and Management)
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 2011.
MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2018.
Permanent linkBA (Mathematics, Biochemistry, minor in French)
New York University, New York, NY, 2009.
MPH (Health Policy and Management)
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, 2011.
MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2018.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Chesnokova is trained in general obstetrics and gynecology and provides full spectrum general OBGYN care. Her focus lies in minimally invasive benign gynecologic surgery, including robotic surgery, and menopausal care delivery. Dr. Chesnokova is a Nationally Certified Menopause Practitioner. Dr. Chesnokova practices at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania and the Corporal Michael J Crescenz Philadelphia VA Medical Center.Description of Research Expertise
Arina Chesnokova, MD, MPH is a National Clinician Scholar in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. Dr. Chesnokova’s research interests include outpatient care delivery models for underserved patients with OBGYN needs and equitable care delivery in low resource settings. She is specifically interested in isolating high value components of outpatient OBGYN care and taking underserved care out of silos. Dr. Chesnokova is also interested in the midlife transition and gynecologic care delivery and disparities around the time of menopause as well as equity in contraceptive counseling and access.Selected Publications
Apple A & Kaur K, Hamm R, Schachter A, Salva C, Sonalkar S, Vinekar K, Hall S, James A, Chesnokova A: Integrating Segregated Outpatient OBGYN Care: A National Survey of Program Directors. Scheduled to present, Academy Health Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD Jun/Jul 2024.Chesnokova AE, Nagendra D, Dixit E, McAllister A, Schachter A, Schreiber CA, Roe AH, Sonalkar S: Trust in provider and stigma during second-trimester abortion. Sex Reprod Healthc 39:100932, Mar 2024.
Rast JE, Chesnokova AE, Bromberg J, Shea LL: Birth Morbidity and Readmissions in Autistic People and People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine WHERE Rome or was this the Feb 2024 mtg in National Harbor? Oral or poster? Feb 2024.
Chesnokova AE, Christensen T, Streaty T, McAllister A, Polite F, Sonalkar S: Medicaid compared to private insurance is associated with lower rates of sterilization in US women with unwanted. AJOG 2023 In press.
Stone J, Chesnokova AE, Srinivas S: Alternative Payment Models in Pregnancy to Improve Outcomes and Advance Equity. JAMA 330(22):2161-2162, Dec 2023.
Chesnokova AE, Hamm RF: Desegregation of care in obstetrics and gynecology: Clinician perspective. POSTER or ORAL presentation? Academy Health Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA Jun 2023.
McAllister A, Christensen T, Dixit E, Chesnokova A, Sonalkar S: Achieving Equity in Postpartum Contraception Access. Clin Obstet Gynecol 66(1):63-72, Mar 2023.
Chesnokova AE, Gallop R, Koepler N, Sonalkar S: Association of payer status with postpartum contraceptive method in women with unintended pregnancy. Society for Family Planning Annual Meeting 2021. Was this virtual? POSTER or ORAL? Oct 2021.
Hamilton JE, Suchting R, Buck DS, Chesnokova A, Das S, Allen M, Cho RY: Determinants of High Psychiatric Utilization at a Large Urban Safety-Net Hospital. J Health Care Poor Underserved 32(1):296-320, 2021.
Allen SM, Liang CS, Chesnokova AE, Childress KJ, Pascoe KF, Dietrich JE: Patterns of Genital Examination and Vulvovaginal Graft-Versus-Host Disease in a Pediatric Post-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Population. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 33(6):658-666, Dec 2020.