Penn Medicine Provider
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alice Abernathy, MD, MSHP
she/her
4.9
(80)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Ob/Gyn Associates

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

I strive to improve health outcomes by delivering comprehensive, evidence based, patient-centered care. Outside of clinical care, I research how health systems and policies can improve outcomes related to pregnancy. 

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Florida
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

80 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
great doctor
March 2025
5.0
5.0
she took her time
March 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. abernathy is excellent!
March 2025
5.0
5.0
she's informed and empathetic.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Alice Abernathy, Miatta Goba, Markolline Forkpa, Jesse Chittams, Sunni L Mumford, Sindhu K Srinivas, Courtney A Schreiber. Inequitable Screening for Pregnancy Intention by Race, Insurance, and Site of Care in Two High-Volume Urban Obstetric Hospitals , Journal of Women's Health, 34(4): 2025


Andrew M. London, THomas Barker, Brenna M. Rosen American Public Health Association, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Network for Public Health Law, Council of Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, American Medical Women's Association, and 490 Deans and Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents' Supporting Affirmance, Brief of Amici Curiae, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, No. 23-1275 (U.S. filed Apr. 2025). , United States Supreme Court Brief: 2025


Abernathy A, Rodriguez MI, Swartz JJ. Measuring abortion in claims data: What is the state of the science? , Contraception: 2024


Kavita Vinekar, Alice abernathy, Kristin Rising Reenvisioning Title X to Meet Early Pregnancy Needs , American Journal of Public Health : 2024


Alice Abernathy MD, MSHP; Nadia Haerizadeh-Yazdi, PhD; Shaiza Sinha, MPH; Courtney A. Schreiber MD, MPH; Aasta Mehta MD, MPP Strengthening the Provision of Abortion and Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Post-Dobbs: An Initiative of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health , New England Journal of Medicine NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery, 5(8): 2024


Abernathy AM. When facts become feelings , Birth: 2024


Katherine M Mahoney, Licia Bravo, Arden McAllister MPH, Kacie Bogar MS, Sean Hennessey, PharmD, PhD; Courtney A. Schreiber, MD MPH; Alice Abernathy MD, MSHP Health services provided at the time of abortion in the US: a scoping review of the qualitative and quantitative evidence , medrxiv: 2024


Claudia Hammerman, Aaron Delaney, Paul, Weiss; Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP & Melissa Goodman, Counsel of Record, Amanda Barrow, Cathren Cohen, Jaclyn Serpico Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, UCLA School of Law. Amici curiae brief of over 300 reproductive health researchers in support of petitioners. U.S. Food & Drug Administration, et al., petitioners, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al., respondents. Danco Laboratories, L.L.C., petitioner, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, et al., respondents. , United States Supreme Court brief : 2024


Alice Abernathy Interviewed and provided background to: Kaiser Family Foundation, CNN, NBC (Philip Galewitz), the 19th (Shefali Luthra), Medscape (Arianna Sarjoo), Contraceptive Technology Update (Melinda Young) and Jezebel (Kylie Cheung). , KFF, the 19th, Medscape, Contraceptive Technology Update : 2023, 2024


Alice M. Abernathy, Courtney A. Schreiber, Tang Li, Jinbo Chen, Howard M. Julien, Ashwin Nathan, Lauren Eberly, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, and Jennifer Lewey Variation in Hypertension in Pregnancy by State Restrictions on Abortion , Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Advances : 2023