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

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

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