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Specialties
- Adrenal Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Detection and Screening
- Blue Light Cystoscopy With Cysview
- Cystectomy
- Cystoscopy
- Kidney Cancer
- Laparoscopy
- Oncology
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Robotic Cystectomy and Diversion
- Robotic Kidney Surgery
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction
- Robotic Ureteral Reimplant
- Urologic Oncology
- Urology
Patient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 359 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.
March 14, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERShe really is concerned about your health.
March 13, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERExceptionally competent.
February 28, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Schmidt is awesome! She explains everything and answers all my questions - and my Mom's questions, too!
February 27, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERShe is just an all-around wonderful doctor and surgeon. So grateful that she's the one that took the Kidney that had cancer in it out of me I would have not asked anybody else to do it. She just takes care of her patience and the people she works for such a great facility and Doctor.
February 21, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERVery caring
February 21, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Schmidt was very knowledgeable and informative during all aspects of our consultation. I feel she provided all options and we agreed on the path forward. Thank you, Dr. Schmidt.
February 21, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERHighly recommend Bogdana Schmidt, MD. Compassionate and caring and wants the best for all her patients.
February 19, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERThis "hands of God" surgeon is on a par with Chris Dechet, whom we consider one of the top urologic oncological surgeons in the world! None better!
February 15, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Schmidt is an amazing doctor. I was so glad that I went for a second opinion, and was able to find someone like her that is intelligent compassionate and caring. 5 Stars to the Huntsman and everyone there!!!
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Urology
Education history
Fellowship Urologic Oncology - Stanford Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Fellow Residency Urologic Surgery - Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ of California, San Francisco Resident Internship General Surgery - Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ of California, San Francisco Intern Professional Medical Medicine - Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ of California, San Francisco School of Medicine M.D. Graduate Training Community Health Science - Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ of California, Los Angeles M.P.H. Undergraduate Physiological Science - Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ of California, Los Angeles B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- 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. ()
- Schmidt B, Meng MV, Hampson LA (2018). Operating Room Supply Cost Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Urol Pract, 6(2), 73-78. ()
- 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. ()
- Schmidt B, Copp HL (2015). Work-up of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection. Urol Clin North Am, 42(4), 519-26. ()
- Kovshilovskaya B, Chi T, Miller J, Stoller ML (2016). Systemic implications of urinary stone disease. Transl Androl Urol, 1(2), 89-96. ()
- 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. ()
- 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
- 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). ()
- 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
- 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
- Vilson FL, Lin SY, Schmidt B (2020). Resolution of bilateral testicular masses after viral infection. Urol Case Rep, 33, 101388. ()
Editorial
- Filon M, Schmidt B (2024). Editorial Comment. J Urol, 212(4), 599. ()
- 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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