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
Bowen ST, Moalli PA, Rogers RG, Corton MM, Andy UU, Rardin CR, Hahn ME, Weidner AC, Ellington DR, Mazloomdoost D, Sridhar A, Gantz MG; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Postoperative Sexual Function After Vaginal Surgery and Clitoral Size, Position, and Shape. JAMA Surg. 2025 Feb 12:e246922. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.6922. February 2025.Andy UU, Nowak K, Menefee SA, Shinnick JK, Mueller M, Woll A, Florian-Rodriquez M, Mazloomdoost D, Whitworth R; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Body Image and sexual function improve following prolapse repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Feb 6:S0002-9378(25)00075-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2025.01.042. February 2025.
Andy UU, Newman DK, Wyman JF, Klusaritz H, Walsh W, Shou H, Koepler N, Schmitz KH, Reaves S, Arya L, Brown RT.: The Mobility and Voiding Exercises in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence (MoVEonUp) randomized controlled trial: study protocol and rationale. BMC Geriatr. 2024 Dec 4;24(1):994. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05552-7. December 2024.
Muñoz JM, Kim EK, Andy UU, Mumford SL, Harvie HS.: Variation in Overactive Bladder Treatment Type by Social Determinants of Health. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 Oct 9. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001582. Online ahead of print. October 2024.
Kim EK, Brown LA, Hartzell-Leggin D, Andy UU, Harvie C, Whitmore KE, Newman DK, Hamm RF, Arya LA.: Algorithm-Based Mobile Texting Platform for the Self-Management of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: Pilot Study Evaluating Feasibility, Usability, and Potential Utility. Urol Pract. 2024 Oct 11:101097UPJ0000000000000737. doi: 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000737. Online ahead of print. October 2024.
Kreines FM, Cox CK, Mumford SL, Harvie HS, Arya LA, Andy UU.: Validation of Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Questionnaire in the Transmasculine Population. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 Sep;35(9):1881-1887. doi: 10.1007/s00192-024-05895-0. Epub 2024 Aug 26. September 2024.
Markland A, Ackenbom M, Andy U, Carper B, Jelovsek E, Luchristt D, Menefee S, Rogers R, Sung V, Mazloomdoost D, Gantz M; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.: Correlation of Digital Rectal Examination and Anorectal Manometry with Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Women with Fecal Incontinence. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s00192-024-05848-7. Online ahead of print. August 2024.
Uduak U Andy, Jeniffer Iriondo-Perez, Benjamin Carper, Holly E Richter, Keisha Y Dyer, Maria Florian-Rodriguez, G Sarah Napoe, Deborah Myers, Michele O'Shea, Donna Mazloomdoost, Marie G Gantz; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Dietary Intake and Symptom Severity in Women with Fecal Incontinence. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 May;35(5):1061-1067. doi: 10.1007/s00192-024-05776-6. Epub 2024 Apr 24. May 2024.
Vivian W Sung, Shawn Menefee, Holly E Richter, Pamela A Moalli, Uduak Andy, Alison Weidner, David D Rahn, Marie F Paraiso, Sarah E Jeney, Donna Mazloomdoost, Jace Gilbert, Ryan Whitworth, Sonia Thomas; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Patient perspectives in adverse event reporting after vaginal apical prolapse surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 May 6:S0002-9378(24)00569-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.04.043. Online ahead of print. May 2024.
Jaclyn M Muñoz, Molly Groskreutz, Charlene Compher, Uduak U Andy: Diet Intake After Diet Modification Intervention in Women With Fecal Incontinence. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 Apr 11. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001480. Online ahead of print. April 2024.