Uduak Umoh Andy, M.D.
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery , Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery , Department of Gynecology, PENN Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Chief of Gynecology Service, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Director, Accidental Bowel Leakage Program, UPHS
Physician Lead, Penn Health for Women at PMUC
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
PENN Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Penn Medicine University City
3737 Market Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.
MD
Boston University, Boston, MA, 2007.
Permanent linkBS
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.
MD
Boston University, Boston, MA, 2007.
Description of Research Expertise
Fecal IncontinencePelvic floor disorders in Older Women
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pelvic organ prolapseUrinary incontinence
Fecal incontinence
Pelvic floor disorders
Selected Publications
Luchristt D, Carper B, Balgobin S, Meyer I, Myers D, Mazloomdoost D, Gantz M, Andy UU, Zyczynski HM, Lukacz ES; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Characteristics associated with subjective and objective measures of treatment success in women undergoing percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation vs sham for accidental bowel leakage. Int Urogynecol J Jan 2023, Online ahead of print Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05431-y.Ryles HT, Hong CX, Andy UU, Farrow MR: Changing Practices in the Surgical Management of Adnexal Torsion: An Analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database. Obstet Gynecol 141(5):888-896, May 2023.
Andy UU, Muñoz J, Koelper N, Borodynaskaya Y, Compher C, Ejike N, Markland A, Arya LA: A Diet Modification Intervention for Older Women with Fecal Incontinence. J Amer Geriatrics Soc May 2023 Notes: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 May 26. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18424. Online ahead of print.
Bradley MS, Sridhar A, Ferrante K, Andy UU, Visco AG, Florian-Rodriguez ME, Myers D, Varner E, Mazloomdoost D, Gantz MG; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Association Between Enlarged Genital Hiatus and Composite Surgical Failure After Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension. Urogynecology (Phila) 29(5):479-488, May 2023.
Familusi OO, Amutah C, Levin P, Andy UU, James A: U.S.-Based Obstetrician/Gynecologists' Experiences with Delivering Care to Women with Female Genital Cutting. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 32(4): 486-493, March 2023.
Agrawal S, Arya LA, Andy U, Kim E: Predictors of surgical site infection following sacrocolpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 228(3):S850, Mar 2023.
Agrawal S, Arya LA, Andy UU, Kim E: Predictors of surgical site infection following sacrocolpopexy. Society of Gynecology Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Tucson, AZ Mar 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.12.091.
Kim EK, Brown LA, Seltzer EK, Hartzell-Leggin D, Borodyanskaya YL, Andy UU, Rosin RM, Whitmore KE, Newman DK, Arya LA: Development of a patient-centered text message-based platform for the self-management of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome symptoms. Neurourol Urodyn 42(2): 510-522, Feb 2023.
Mueller MG, Das P, Andy U, Brennaman L, Dieter AA, Dwarica D, Kirby AC, Shepherd JP, Gregory WT, Amundsen CL: Longitudinal urinary microbiome characteristics in women with urgency urinary incontinence undergoing sacral neuromodulation. Int Urogynecol J 34(2):517-525 , Feb 2023.
Mueller MG, Das P, Andy U, Dieter AA, Dwarica D Kirby AC, Shepherd JP, Gregory WT, Amundsen CL, Kenton K: Characterization of the GU microbiome in women with self‐perceived bladder health over the life course. Neurourol Urodyn 42(1):133-14, Jan 2023.