Bogdana Schmidt
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Bogdana Schmidt, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital South

Clinic 2B, Urology
Salt Lake City
801-587-4381

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Salt Lake City

  • Bogdana Schmidt, MD, MPH, is a urologic surgeon at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Schmidt specializes in urologic oncology. She attended University of San Francisco, School of Medicine and stayed to complete her residency training there. She then completed a Society of Urologic Oncology fellowship at Stanford University.

    Dr. Schmidt’s clinical interests include:

    • The treatment of bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, testis cancer, and penile cancer.

    • Novel imaging technologies

    • Organ preservation

    • Minimally invasive/robotic urology procedures.

    Dr. Schmidt’s research interests focus on:

    • Improving patient risk stratification and optimization of surgical outcomes

    • Quality improvement in urologic oncology

    • Addressing health disparities in urologic oncology

    • The integration of artificial intelligence and advanced imaging techniques into urologic care

    Specialties

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 176 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

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    February 28, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Very thorough doc. Always runs behind.

    February 21, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Very professional, knowledgeable, skillful, helps you understand easily.

    February 21, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Great doctor and cares a lot about my health and success to overcome my cancer

    February 15, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    She is kind and attentive. She thoroughly explains what is being done and why. I think that she is the best doctor that I have received treatment from ever.

    February 15, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Schmidt is a skilled and caring surgeon.

    February 12, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Schmidt seems to be very talented and focused on providing excellent care to her patients.

    February 07, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    I have had two consultations with Dr. Bogdana Schmitt and received valuable information that has helped guide me in making very important decisions regarding my health. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

    February 01, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr. Schmidt was wonderful treating my prostate cancer. The surgery went very well, and another great thing about Dr. Schmidt and her team is that you feel cared for - that dealing with the cancer effectively and expeditiously is just as important to them as it is to you.

    February 01, 2024
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    I will recommend her to anyone who needs a great Dr.

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  • Bogdana Schmidt, MD, MPH, is a urologic surgeon at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Schmidt specializes in urologic oncology. She attended University of San Francisco, School of Medicine and stayed to complete her residency training there. She then completed a Society of Urologic Oncology fellowship at Stanford University.

    Dr. Schmidt’s clinical interests include:

    • The treatment of bladder cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, testis cancer, and penile cancer.

    • Novel imaging technologies

    • Organ preservation

    • Minimally invasive/robotic urology procedures.

    Dr. Schmidt’s research interests focus on:

    • Improving patient risk stratification and optimization of surgical outcomes

    • Quality improvement in urologic oncology

    • Addressing health disparities in urologic oncology

    • The integration of artificial intelligence and advanced imaging techniques into urologic care

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions Urology

    Education history

    Fellowship Urologic Oncology - Stanford University Fellow
    Urologic Surgery - University of California, San Francisco Resident
    Internship General Surgery - University of California, San Francisco Intern
    Medicine - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine M.D.
    Graduate Training Community Health Science - University of California, Los Angeles M.P.H.
    Physiological Science - University of California, Los Angeles B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Sung D, Schmidt B, Tward JD (2024). The Ability of the STAR-CAP Staging System to Prognosticate the Risk of Subsequent Therapies and Metastases After Initial Treatment of M0 Prostate Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer. (Read full article)
    2. Hutten R, Khouri A, Parsons M, Tward A, Wilson T, Peterson J, Morrell G, Dechet C, ONeil B, Schmidt B, Kokeny K, Lloyd S, Cannon D, Tward J, Sanchez A, Johnson S (2022). The Clinical Significance of Maximum Tumor Diameter on MRI in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy or Definitive Radiotherapy for Locoregional Prostate Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer, 20(6), e453-e459. (Read full article)
    3. Schmidt B, Velaer KN, Thomas IC, Ganesan C, Song S, Pao AC, Thong AE, Liao JC, Chertow GM, Skinner EC, Leppert JT (2022). Renal Morbidity Following Radical Cystectomy in Patients with Bladder Cancer. Eur Urol Open Sci, 35, 29-36. (Read full article)
    4. Vilson FL, Schmidt B, White L, Sorensen SJC, Ganesan C, Pao AC, Enemchukwu E, Chertow GM, Leppert JT (2021). Removing Race from eGFR calculations: Implications for Urologic Care. Urology. (Read full article)
    5. Schmidt B, Leppert JT (2021). Costs of Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy 1 Year After Surgery: Pay Now and Save Later? JAMA Netw Open, 4(3), e212548. (Read full article)
    6. Schmidt B, Bhambhvani HP, Greenberg DR, Prado K, Shafer S, Thong A, Gill H, Skinner E, Shah JB (2020). Bupivacaine local anesthetic to decrease opioid requirements after radical cystectomy: Does formulation matter? Urol Oncol. (Read full article)
    7. Schmidt B, Eapen RS, Cowan JE, Broering JM, Greene KL, Carroll PR, Cooperberg MR (2018). Practice patterns of primary EBRT with and without ADT in prostate cancer treatment. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis, 22(1), 117-124. (Read full article)
    8. Schmidt B, Meng MV, Hampson LA (2018). Operating Room Supply Cost Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Urol Pract, 6(2), 73-78. (Read full article)
    9. Truesdale MD, Elmer-Dewitt M, Sandri M, Schmidt B, Metzler I, Gadzinski A, Stoller ML, Chi T (2016). Methylene Blue Injection as an Alternative to Antegrade Nephrostography to Assess Urinary Obstruction After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. J Endourol, 30(4), 476-82. (Read full article)
    10. Schmidt B, Copp HL (2015). Work-up of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection. Urol Clin North Am, 42(4), 519-26. (Read full article)
    11. Kovshilovskaya B, Chi T, Miller J, Stoller ML (2016). Systemic implications of urinary stone disease. Transl Androl Urol, 1(2), 89-96. (Read full article)
    12. Weiss DA, Kovshilovskaya B, Breyer BN (2011). Gender trends of urology manuscript authors in the United States: a 35-year progression. J Urol, 187(1), 253-8. (Read full article)
    13. Call GB, Olson JM, Chen J, Villarasa N, Ngo KT, Yabroff AM, Cokus S, Pellegrini M, Bibikova E, Bui C, Cespedes A, Chan C, Chan S, Cheema AK, Chhabra A, Chitsazzadeh V, Do MT, Fang QA, Folick A, Goodstein GL, Huang CR, Hung T, Kim E, Kim W, Kim Y, Kohan E, Kuoy E, Kwak R, Lee E, Lee J, Lin H, Liu HC, Moroz T, Prasad T, Prashad SL, Patananan AN, Rangel A, Rosselli D, Sidhu S, Sitz D, Taber CE, Tan J, Topp K, Tran P, Tran QM, Unkovic M, Wells M, Wickland J, Yackle K, Yavari A, Zaretsky JM, Allen CM, Alli L, An J, Anwar A, Arevalo S, Ayoub D, Badal SS, Baghdanian A, Baghdanian AH, Baumann SA, Becerra VN, Chan HJ, Chang AE, Cheng XA, Chin M, Chong F, Crisostomo C, Datta S, Delosreyes A, Diep F, Ekanayake P, Engeln M, Evers E, Farshidi F, Fischer K, Formanes AJ, Gong J, Gupta R, Haas BE, Hahm V, Hsieh M, Hui JZ, Iao ML, Jin SD, Kim AY, Kim LS, King M, Knudsen-Robbins C, Kohanchi D, Kovshilovskaya B, Ku A, Kung RW, Landig ME, Latterman SS, Lauw SS, Lee DS, Lee JS, Lei KC, Leung LL, Lerner R, Lin JY, Lin K, Lim BC, Lui CP, Liu TQ, Luong V, Makshanoff J, Mei AC, Meza M, Mikhaeil YA, Moarefi M, Nguyen LH, Pai SS, Pandya M, Patel AR, Picard PD, Safaee MM, Salame C, Sanchez C, Sanchez N, Seifert CC, Shah A, Shilgevorkyan OH, Singh I, Soma V, Song JJ, Srivastava N, StaAna JL, Sun C, Tan D, Teruya AS, Tikia R, Tran T, Travis EG, Trinh JD, Vo D, Walsh T, Wong RS, Wu K, Wu YW, Yang NX, Yeranosian M, Yu JS, Zhou JJ, Zhu RX, Abrams A, Abramson A, Amado L, Anderson J, Bashour K, Beyer E, Bookatz A, Brewer S, Buu N, Calvillo S, Cao J, Chan A, Chan J, Chang A, Chang D, Chang Y, Chen Y, Choi J, Chou J, Dang P, Datta S, Davarifar A, Deravanesian A, Desai P, Fabrikant J, Farnad S, Fu K, Garcia E, Garrone N, Gasparyan S, Gayda P, Go S, Goffstein C, Gonzalez C, Guirguis M, Hassid R, Hermogeno B, Hong J, Hong A, Hovestreydt L, Hu C, Huff D, Jamshidian F, Jen J, Kahen K, Kao L, Kelley M, Kho T, Kim Y, Kim S, Kirkpatrick B, Langenbacher A, Laxamana S, Lee J, Lee C, Lee SY, Lee TS, Lee T, Lewis G, Lezcano S, Lin P, Luu T, Luu J, Marrs W, Marsh E, Marshall J, Min S, Minasian T, Minye H, Misra A, Morimoto M, Moshfegh Y, Murray J, Nguyen K, Nguyen C, Nodado E 2nd, ODonahue A, Onugha N, Orjiakor N, Padhiar B, Paul E, Pavel-Dinu M, Pavlenko A, Paz E, Phaklides S, Pham L, Poulose P, Powell R, Pusic A, Ramola D, Regalia K, Ribbens M, Rifai B, Saakyan M, Saarikoski P, Segura M, Shadpour F, Shemmassian A, Singh R, Singh V, Skinner E, Solomin D, Soneji K, Spivey K, Stageberg E, Stavchanskiy M, Tekchandani L, Thai L, Thiyanaratnam J, Tong M, Toor A, Tovar S, Trangsrud K, Tsang WY, Uemura M, Vollmer E, Weiss E, Wood D, Wu J, Wu S, Wu W, Xu Q, Yamauchi Y, Yarosh W, Yee L, Yen G, Banerjee U (2007). Genomewide clonal analysis of lethal mutations in the Drosophila melanogaster eye: comparison of the X chromosome and autosomes. Genetics, 177(2), 689-97. (Read full article)

    Commentary

    1. Schmidt B, Agarwal N (2021). Black Men Receiving Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer Have Improved Outcomes-Clinical Trial Access or Racial Advantage? JAMA Netw Open, 4(12), e2140692. (Read full article)

    Case Report

    1. Vilson FL, Lin SY, Schmidt B (2020). Resolution of bilateral testicular masses after viral infection. Urol Case Rep, 33, 101388. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Bergman J, Schmidt B, Leppert JT (2020). Following Up on an Improperly Drawn Screening Test: The PSA Dilemma. Am J Med, 134(3), e145-e146. (Read full article)

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