Nia Madhura Bhadra-Heintz, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Physician, Gynecology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Addiction Medicine Consult Faculty, Penn Presbyterian Hospital, The Hospital University of Pennsylvania.
Attending Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Director, Perinatal Resources for Opioid Use Disorder Clinic, Family Medicine Department
Faculty Director of Addiction Medicine Curriculum, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Penn Ob/Gyn Associates
3701 Market St, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3701 Market St, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Biology, Psychology)
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2009.
MS (Cross-Cultural Psychology)
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 2012.
MD
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2017.
Permanent linkBA (Biology, Psychology)
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2009.
MS (Cross-Cultural Psychology)
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 2012.
MD
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2017.
Selected Publications
Maggie McGinty, MPH, Navid Roder, MD, Peter Cronholm, MD, Nia Bhadra-Heintz, MD, MS: Poster: Enhancing Perinatal Care for Substance Use Disorders through Implementation of Group-Based Care. AMERSA Conference 2025, Portland, Oregon. November 2025.Maggie McGinty, MPH, Nathaniel Koelper, Navid Roder, MD, Peter Cronholm, MD, Nia Bhadra-Heintz, MD, MS: Oral Presentation: Building a Better System: Prioritizing Social Determinants of Health in a Philadelphia Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Clinic [Oral presentation]. AMERSA Conference, Portland, Oregon November 2025.
S. Thatipelli, M. Grabill, K. Harrell, S. Solomon, N. Bhadra-Heintz, S. Keddem, F. Momplaisir: Paper: Integrating HIV Prevention into Routine Health Obstetric and Gynecologic Care. AIDS Care June 2025.
Holliday Davis, M and Chertok, Judy and Aronowitz, Shoshana and French, Rachel and Perrone, Jeanmarie and Thakrar, Ashish P. and Huo, Samantha and Wilson, J. Deanna and Bhadra-Heintz, Nia and Lesniak, Lilah and Hecker, Aidan and Tolbert, Jessica and Lowenstein, Margaret.: Paper: Caring for Hospitalized Patients with Substance Use Disorders: An Interprofessional Needs Assessment Survey. SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5263502, June 2025.
Lindsay Shea, Molly Sadowsky, Sha Tao, Jonas Ventimiglia, Shelby Frisbie, Dena Gassner, Nia Bhadra-Heintz, & Teal Benevides : Poster: Perinatal and Postpartum Health Disparities Among Black Autistic Birthing People in the US Medicaid System Service Delivery/Systems of Care May 2025.
Alyssa Richardson, Nia Bhadra-Heintz: Poster: Impact of Maternal Wraparound Services on Health Outcomes in Penn PROUD Clinic Patients with Opioid Use Disorder. Spelman College Research Day May 2025.
Emma Farber, Erica M. Reisinger, Navid Roder, Nia Bhadra-Heintz, Nicole Ellis, Rebecca F. Hamm, Emily Becker-Haimes, Sara L. Kornfield: Poster: A Needs Assessment for Bedside Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment in the NICU: Initial Qualitative Findings. Psychiatry Research Day April 2025.
Davi da Silva, MS, Maggie McGinty, MPH, Willow Jones, Alyssa Richardson, Navid Roder, MD; Penn Medicine, Nia Bhadra-Heintz, MD, MS: Poster: A Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder Program: Implementation of Group Based Care American Society of Addiction Medicine April 2025.
Bynum, B., Mahoney, K. M., Griffiths, T., McAllister, A., Schreiber, C., Sonalkar, S., & Bhadra-Heintz, N. : Paper: Navigating Choices: Pregnancy Options Counseling Experiences in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine 10(1097), March 2025.
Amulya Raju, Emma Chung, Navid Roder, Nia Bhadra-Heintz: Poster: Characterizing the impact of 5P’s screening on the identification and management of SUD during prenatal care. STFM Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement 2025.