Anna Jo Bodurtha Smith, MD, MPH, MSc
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania
Adjunct Faculty, University of Pennsylvania Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Affiliated Faculty, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Gynecologic Oncology, Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA
Attending Physician, Gynecologic Oncology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician, Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Consulting Physician, Gynecologic Oncology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Innovation Faculty, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Junior Investigator, University of Pennsylvania Telehealth Research Center of Excellence
Senior Fellow, Leonard-Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Affiliated faculty, VISN4 Cancer Center, Veterans Affairs Health System
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Jordan Center for Gynecologic Cancers
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Education:
BA (Sociology)
Yale University, 2010.
MPH (Public Health)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2011.
MSc (International Health Policy)
London School of Economics, 2012.
MD
Harvard Medical School, 2016.
Permanent linkBA (Sociology)
Yale University, 2010.
MPH (Public Health)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2011.
MSc (International Health Policy)
London School of Economics, 2012.
MD
Harvard Medical School, 2016.
Selected Publications
Smith AJ, Shermoen C, Hinkle SN, Koelper NC, Mills L, Doherty M, Bekelman JE, Simpkins F, Ko EM.: Results of integrating an automated electronic social determinants of health screening survey in a gynecologic oncology practice: a pilot study. Int J Gynecol Cancer 36: 104615, Feb 2026.Bayley E, Moss H, Chiba A, Colonna S, Goldstein K, Shepherd-Banigan M, Smith A, Kelley M, Zullig L: Commentary on “Supporting the PACT Act: Top cancers diagnosed in young veterans who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.” Surgical Oncology Insights 3, Jan 2026.
Smith AJB, Mehta SJ, Cook T, Chambers C, Rochester S, Zafar H, Jones L, Howell EA, McCarthy AM, Bekelman J.: Clinician Nudge to Gynecologic Oncology Referral at Suspected Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis: A Pilot Study. Cancer Control Jan 2026.
Smith AJ, Acharya R, Ang L, Moore T, DeFeo S, O'Brien CS, Ko EM.: "What you're hearing from all of us is simplify the language": Patient perspectives on biomarker testing in ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol Oct 2025.
Smith AJB, Spataro S, Heintz J, Simpkins F, Ko EM.: Disparities in clinical drug trial participation in endometrial cancer: a real-world analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol April 2025.
Tubridy EA, Campbell A, Mulugeta-Gordon L, Andriani L, Gleason EG, Smith AJB, Ko EM.: Impact of telehealth legislation on gynecologic oncology services: Policy updates. Gynecol Oncol March 2025.
Smith AJB, Gleason E, Kadiyala S, Wang X, Howell EA, McCarthy AM.: Cancer Antigen 125 Levels at Time of Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis by Race and Ethnicity. JAMA Netw Open 8: e251292, Mar 2025.
Smith AJ, Pancoe S, Lynch MP, Wachlin M, Powell K, Hinkle SN, Koelper NC, Doherty M, Bekelman JE, Simpkins F, Ko EM.: Rideshare services for transportation assistance in gynecologic oncology: a quality improvement study. BMC Health Serv Res 25: 251, Feb 2025.
Mulugeta-Gordon L, Smith AJB.: Insurance coverage and access to gynecologic oncology: Where are we now. Gynecol Oncol Jan 2025.
Smith AJ, Heintz J, Ko EM.: Implementation of immunotherapy in recurrent endometrial cancer: a real-world cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol Nov 2024.