Penn Medicine Provider
Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP
She/Her/Hers

About me

  • 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

Education and training

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

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Howell is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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