Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP (She/Her/Hers)

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Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP (She/Her/Hers)

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Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Harrison McCrea Dickson, M.D. President's Distinguished Professor
Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Dr. Howell is a Penn Medicine physician.

Call 800-789-7366

Board Certification

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000

Education and Training

Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Selected Publications

Janevic T, Glazer KB, Vieira L, Weber E, Stone J, Stern T, Bianco A, Wagner B, Dolan SM, Howell EA: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Very Preterm Birth and Preterm Birth Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. 1;4(3):e211816 : 2021.

Wang E, Glazer KB, Sofaer S, Balbierz A, Howell EA: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experiences of Peripartum Care. Women's Health Issues 31(1):75-81 : 2021.

Glazer KB, Sofaer S, Balbierz A, Wang E, Howell, EA: Perinatal Care Experiences among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Mothers Whose Infants Required a NICU Stay. J Perinatol 41(3):413-421 : 2021.

Howell EA, Balbierz A, Beane S, Kumar R, Wang T, Fei K, Ahmed Z, Pagán JA: Timely Postpartum Visits for Low Income Women: A Health System and Medicaid Payer Partnership. Am J Public Health 110(S2):S215-S218 : 2020.

Howell EA, Egorova NN, Janevic T, Brodman M, Balbierz A, Zeitlin J, Hebert PL: Race and Ethnicity, Medical Insurance, and Within-Hospital Severe Maternal Morbidity Disparities. Editors’ Picks. Obstet Gynecol. 135(2):285-293 : 2020.

Howell EA, Janevic T, Egorova NN, Balbierz A, Hebert PL, Zeitlin J: Differences in Morbidity and Mortality Rates in Black, White, and Hispanic Very Preterm Infants Among New York City Hospitals. JAMA Pediatr 172(3):269-277 : 2018.

Fox AM, Himmelstein G, Khalid H, Howell EA: Funding for Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Education and Adolescent Reproductive Health Outcomes across the States. Am J Public Health 109(3):497-504 : 2019.

Fox AM, Feng W, Zeitlin J, Howell EA: Trends in State Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment Rules, and Benefits. Health Affairs (Millwood) 39(11):1909-1916 : 2020.

Academic Contact Information

Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
3400 Spruce Street, 5 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-662-7807

American Gynecologic Obstetrical Society, National
Co-Chair, National Quality Forum Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Committee, National
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Local
Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National
Fellow, American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, National
Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, Local
March of Dimes Center for Social Science Research Advisory Council, National
March of Dimes Innovation Fund Medical & Scientific Committee, National
March of Dimes National Medical & Scientific Advisory Committee, National
Member, Every Mother Counts, National
Member, HHS Office of Minority Health Think Culture Health Work Group, National
Member, New York Obstetrical Society, Local
National Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania, National
Reviewer, Study Section, NCMHD Research Center Grant Applications (P20) for RFA-MD-06-003, National
Reviewer, Study Section, NIMHD’s Loan Repayment Program Applications, National
Social Psychology, Personality and Interpersonal Processes (SPIP) Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, National
Vermont Oxford Network Equity Advisory Board, National