Uduak Umoh Andy
Uduak Umoh Andy
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.
BS
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA, 2003.
MD
Boston University, Boston, MA, 2007.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2011.
Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT), In the Care of Older Adults, Cape May, NJ, April 2010; April 2012, 2010-2012.
Fellow, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2014.
Certificate in Clinical Research, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2014.
Permanent linkResident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2011.
Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT), In the Care of Older Adults, Cape May, NJ, April 2010; April 2012, 2010-2012.
Fellow, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2014.
Certificate in Clinical Research, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2014.
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
Uduak U. Andy, Ky’lyn Lampkin, Diane K. Newman, Jean Wyman, Heather Klusaritz, Wendy Walsh, Simone Reaves, Lily Arya, Rebecca Brown : Evaluating community engagement efforts for recruitment in a study of older women with urinary incontinence: the MoVEonUP Study Journal of the American Geriatrics Society May 2025.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.
Reaves S, Levin PJ, Harvie HS, Andy UU: Factors Affecting Follow-up for Specialty Postpartum Care after Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury at a Single U.S. Institution. Int Urogynecol J. 2025 Apr 15. doi: 10.1007/s00192-025-06126-w. Online ahead of print. 2025.
Andy UU, Carper B, Zyczynski H, Sripad A, Dyer KY, Schaffer J, Mazloomdoost D, Gantz MG; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Impact of Bowel Diary Completion and Education on Fecal Incontinence Severity. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Feb 26. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001660. Online ahead of print. 2025.
Andy UU, Meyn L, Brown HW, Moalli PA, Ferrando CA, Shippey S, Omosigho UR, Kowalski JT, Guaderrama NM, Anger JT, Foster RT, Gutman RE, Yurteri-Kaplan L: Outcomes at 12, 24, and 36 Months in Women Treated for Pelvic Organ Prolapse With Pessary or Surgery: Results From the Multicenter Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Feb 27. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001669. Online ahead of print. 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.