Holly Wong Cummings, MD, MPH, FACOG, NABBLM-C
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Active staff, Department of Gynecology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Attending staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending staff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Reproductive Surgical Facility
Clinical Associate, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Associate Residency Program Director, Ob/Gyn, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Medical Student Government Faculty Advisor, Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Penn Ob/Gyn Associates
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
3701 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
3701 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6035
Fax: 215-349-5228
Fax: 215-349-5228
Education:
Certif. (Chinese Studies)
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 2003.
BS (Microbiology)
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 2003.
MPH (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005.
MD
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 2009.
Permanent linkCertif. (Chinese Studies)
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 2003.
BS (Microbiology)
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 2003.
MPH (Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005.
MD
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 2009.
Description of Clinical Expertise
obstetricsprenatal care
breastfeeding medicine
preconception counseling
gynecology
transgender gynecologic care
complex family planning
contraception
abnormal Pap test
gynecologic surgery
fibroids
hysterectomy
Description of Research Expertise
medical educationSelected Publications
Elise Solé: "Woman never grew a bump during pregnancy -- then delivered a healthy baby" TODAY.com July 2024 Notes: quoted. https://www.today.com/parents/pregnancy/no-baby-bump-pregnancy-rcna160700.x Add article by Fabiana Kreines - acknowledged. \{x} 2024 Notes: Acknowledged.
Cummings, Holly: "To Shave or Not to Shave: An Ob-Gyn’s Guide to Pubic Hair Care" ACOG.org. ACOG For Patients, Expert View column (eds.). June 2023 Notes: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/the-latest/to-shave-or-not-to-shave-an-ob-gyns-guide-to-pubic-hair-care.
Angela Lashbrook: "How to Choose a Prenatal Vitamin" Consumer Reports April 2023 Notes: Quoted.
Molly Heublein: #382 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. Curbsiders podcast February 2023 Notes: Podcast guest. https://thecurbsiders.com/curbsiders-podcast/gynhealth/382-abnormal-uterine-bleeding.
Lane Gillespie: What to Know About Birth Control If You’re Transmasculine. Self September 2022 Notes: Quoted. https://www.self.com/story/trans-men-birth-control-options.
Sarah Connor: "Baby Steps" Modern Luxury Medicine + Doctors Philadelphia magazine Page: 100, August 2022 Notes: quoted.
Cummings, Holly: Should My Teen See an Ob-Gyn? Here’s What I Tell Parents. ACOG.org March 2022 Notes: ACOG For Patients, Expert View column.
Hershey Marc, Burris Heather H., Cereceda D, Nataraj C.: Predicting the risk of spontaneous premature births using clinical data and machine learning Informatics in Medicine Unlocked. ISSN 2352-9148, Volume 32: 101053, 2022 Notes: Acknowledged
Damarys Ocaña Perez: "8 Things to Know About Postpartum Periods" Parents.com July 2021 Notes: Quoted. https://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/postpartum/what-to-know-about-postpartum-periods/