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Bogdana Schmidt
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 348 reviews )

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 the University of California, 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

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 348 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    August 28, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Schmidt is a rock star! Obviously a talented doctor, but also comes across a a real person with empathy.

    August 23, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Schmidt is very compassionate & caring. She is very open & honest with my care . She explains everything she is doing so I can understand. Love Dr Schmidt

    August 21, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Thank you for your support and honesty . I also appreciate that she listens to me and what I need and when. Such as future MRIs and xrays

    August 21, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 3 out of 5

    Great doctor. I would highly recommend her for services

    August 21, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    There is no better doctor. She is brilliant and caring.

    July 18, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Bogdana Schmidt has shown interest in my well-being and concern about my health. She also has supported me in my cancer treatment. She listens carefully to our concerns and tretments. I highly recommend her services to other patients.

    July 18, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    I appreciated that Dr. Schmidt took the time to listen to my concerns, to explain the PET images, to discuss treatment options, and to help me understand what the likely outcomes of each treatment option will be.

    July 17, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Always caring personal attention.

    July 11, 2025
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    She is thoughtful, caring and friendly

  • 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 the University of California, 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 -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
    Academic Divisions Urology

    Education history

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

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Fadlullah MZH, Nix D, Herberts C, Maurice-Dror C, Wyatt AW, Schmidt B, Fairbourn B, Tan AC, Wang L, Kohli M (2025). Multi-gene risk-score for prediction of clinical outcomes in treatment-naïve metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. ()
    2. Schmidt B, Soerensen SJC, Bhambhvani HP, Fan RE, Bhattacharya I, Choi MH, Kunder CA, Kao CS, Higgins J, Rusu M, Sonn GA (2024). External validation of an artificial intelligence model for Gleason grading of prostate cancer on prostatectomy specimens. BJU Int, 135(1), 133-139. ()
    3. Soerensen SJC, Schmidt B, Thomas IC, Montez-Rath ME, Thong AE, Prado K, Shah JB, Skinner EC, Leppert JT (2024). An Automated Electronic Health Record Score to Estimate Length of Stay and Readmission in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer. J Urol, 213(1), 52-59. ()
    4. Dindinger-Hill K, Hu S, Hickman A, Choudry M, Vehawn J, Snyder J, Deshmukh V, Newman M, Date A, Galvao C, Kohli M, ONeil B, Schmidt B, Dechet C, Hashibe M, Sanchez A (2024). Association of Baseline Pre-Diagnosis and Post-Diagnosis Obesity and Weight Change with Cardiovascular Risk and Survival Among Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer Survivors. Clin Genitourin Cancer, 22(3), 102057. ()
    5. 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. ()
    6. 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. ()
    7. 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. ()
    8. 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. ()
    9. 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. ()
    10. 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. ()
    11. 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. ()
    12. Schmidt B, Meng MV, Hampson LA (2018). Operating Room Supply Cost Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Urol Pract, 6(2), 73-78. ()
    13. 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. ()
    14. Schmidt B, Copp HL (2015). Work-up of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection. Urol Clin North Am, 42(4), 519-26. ()
    15. Kovshilovskaya B, Chi T, Miller J, Stoller ML (2016). Systemic implications of urinary stone disease. Transl Androl Urol, 1(2), 89-96. ()
    16. 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. ()
    17. 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. ()

    Review

    1. Zhu GG, Siegel CL, Rogers DM, Sagel J, Morrell G, Olpin JD, Schmidt B, Hoegger MJ (2025). Urinary bladder diverticula: imaging features and complications. [Review]. Abdom Radiol (NY), 50(8), 3584-3598. ()
    2. Filon M, Schmidt B (2025). New Treatment Options for Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. [Review]. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book, 45(2), e471942. ()

    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. ()

    Case Report

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

    Editorial

    1. Filon M, Schmidt B (2024). Editorial Comment. J Urol, 212(4), 599. ()
    2. 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. ()
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