Uduak Umoh Andy, M.D.
Assistant 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
Kim EK, Applebaum JC, Kravitz ES, Hinkle SN, Koelper NC, Andy UU, Harvie HS: "Every minute counts": association between operative time and post-operative complications for patients undergoing minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy. Int Urogynecol J Nov 2022 Online ahead of print.Hassani D, Koelper N, Borodyanskaya Y, Arya NG, Rao H, Andy U: Cognitive function following surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Neurourol Urodyn doi: 10.1002/nau.25035, Sept 2022 Online ahead of print.
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 dot:10.1007/s00192-022-05219-0, May 2022 Online ahead of print.
Yurteri-Kaplan LA, Meyn L, Moalli PA, Bradley CS, Foster Sr RT, Andy UU, Guaderrama N, Gutman RE, Anger JT, Hull A, Propst K, Shippey SS, Brown HW: Outcomes of Pessary Use at 1 Year in Women Treated for Pelvic Organ Prolapse in a Large Multicenter Registry: Developed by the Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry. Urogynecology (Hagerstown) 28(12): 800-810, Dec 2022.
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 doi: 10.1002/nau.25058: Online ahead of print, Oct 2022.
Hassani D, Flick L, Sangha H, Brown LA, Arya LA#, Andy UU# (#contributed equally): How do women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome make treatment choices? Int Urogynecol J 33(3):583-593, Mar 2022.
Soriano A, Allen A, Malykhina AP, Andy UU, Harvie H, Arya L: Relationship of Pain Catastrophizing With Urinary Biomarkers in Women With Bladder Pain Syndrome. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 27(12):746-752, Dec 2021.
Chu CM, Harvie HH, Arya LA, Andy UU: Short-Term Effect of Fesoterodine on Physical Function Relevant to Fall Risk in Older Women With Overactive Bladder. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 27(12):759-765, Dec 2021.
Anietie Andy, Uduak Andy: Understanding Communication in an Online Cancer Forum: Content Analysis Study. JMIR Cancer 7(3):e29555, Sep 2021.
Ryles HT, Sansone SA, Levin PJ, Andy UU, Harvie HS, Arya LA: Is Nocturia Associated With Detrusor Underactivity? Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 27(9):e639-e644, Sep 2021.