Yehoda M. Martei, MD, MSCE
Yehoda M. Martei, MD, MSCE
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Yale University School of MedicineMedical School
- University of California San FranciscoResidency
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Martei is a Penn Medicine provider.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, 2014
- Medical Oncology, 2017
- Access to Oncology Medicines Consortium, Geneva, Switzerland, International
- African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), International
- American Cancer Society, Greater Philadelphia Area Board, Philadelphia, PA, Local
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), National
- American Society of Clinical Oncology Conquer Cancer Foundation IDEA (International Development and Education Award) Mentorship Program, National
- Medicines Patent Pool, International
- The Max Foundation, National
- Union for International Cancer Control Taskforce on Antimicrobial Resistance and Cancer Control, International
- Wellcome Trust, International
- World Health Organization, International
All conditions and treatments
Research
Publications
Martei YM Sidelining Black women in clinical trials is not just a moral failure. It’s bad science: Landmark clinical trials still enroll low proportions of Black patients , STAT News: 2026
Jung W, Ko K, Smith AM, Huang A, Xia C, Martei YM, Narayan VK, Clark AS, Lefebvre B, McDermott K, Koropeckyj-Cox D, Fasan O, Hutsell A, Daniels A, Englefield V, Leger KJ, Getz KD, Narayan HK, Marshall JD, Powell-Wiley TM, Yancy CW, Ky B. Air Pollution and Cardiac Remodeling and Function in Patients With Breast Cancer , JAMA Netw Open, 9(1): 2026,e2552323
Cancedda C, Brooks M, Nkomazana O, Keetile M, Ramogola-Masire D, Tsima B, Steenhoff AP, Gross R, Grover S, Lautenbach E, Kebabonye M, Motlhatlhedi K, Ndlovu K, Gaulton G, Barg FK; BUP Evaluation Working Group. Finding the balance between academic productivity and impact: evaluation of the Botswana - University of Pennsylvania partnership over a 5-year timeframe , BMJ Glob Health, 11(1): 2026,e017944
Afari H, Xia C, Mwita J, Moshomo T, Huang A, Shaikh M, Motlhwa SW, Ralefala T, Vuylsteke P, Dryden-Peterson S, Hsue PY, Gross R, Mosepele M, Ky B, Martei YM. Cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac dysfunction in people with HIV and breast cancer: an observational cohort study in Botswana , Cardiooncology, 12(1): 2026,9
Tara M. Friebel-Klingner, Tlotlo Ralefala, Lebogang Laletsang-Mokokwe, Babe Gaoleabale, Nkhabe Chinyepi, Peter Vuylsteke, Dipho I. Setlhako, Scott Dryden-Peterson, Mosepele Mosepele, Robert Gross, Yehoda M. Martei Sociodemographic and clinical determinants associated with early-onset breast cancer. , Clin Cancer Res American Association of Cancer Research Special Conference in: The Rise in Early-Onset Cancers—Knowledge Gaps and Research Opportunities, Montreal, QC, Canada., Abstract B012: 2025
Xia C, Smith AM, Lefebvre B, Jamal FA, Armenian SH, Koropeckyj-Cox D, Zhang L, Liu PP, Landsburg D, Clark AS, Shah PD, Hubbard RA, Huang A, Golec S, Hewitt M, Wilcox NS, Chen Z, Rethy L, Jung W, Ko K, Narayan V, Martei YM, Lang NN, Januzzi JL, Felker GM, Ky B. Biomarker-Guided Cardioprotection for Patients Treated With Anthracyclines: A Randomized Clinical Trial , JAMA Netw Open, 8(12): 2025,e2546201
Marnie Peterson, PharmD, PhD, Vikas Gupta, PharmD, FIDSA, Yehoda Martei MD MSCE, Michael Satlin MD, Michael Craig, MPP Cancer and AMR: A Roundtable Discussion , Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition’s Podcasts: 2025
Maanasa Gurram, Derartu Ahmed, Nkhabe Chinyepi, Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Verna Vanderpuye, Benda Kithaka, Ngwao Ngwako, Mosepele Mosepele, Babe E. Gaolebale, Yehoda M. Martei. Breast cancer stigma and associated factors among patients with and without HIV in Botswana: A pilot study. , AORTIC Conference, Hammamet, Tunisia: 2025
Keneuoe Cecilia Nthontho, Andrew Khulekani Ndlovu, Daniel Louis Hertz, Lebogang Mokokwe4, Yehoda M Martei 5, Giacomo Maria Paganotti Breast cancer pharmacogenetics in Botswana. Basic and Translational Cancer Research Workshop , Catalysing Basic and Translational Cancer Research in Africa: Advancing Progress and Capacity Building, Accra Ghana: 2025
Martei YM Oncologists need to see antimicrobial resistance as a cancer care delivery crisis , STAT News: 2025