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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 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, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Schmidt is a rock star! Obviously a talented doctor, but also comes across a a real person with empathy.
August 23, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr 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, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERThank 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, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERGreat doctor. I would highly recommend her for services
August 21, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERThere is no better doctor. She is brilliant and caring.
July 18, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. 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, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERI 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, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERAlways caring personal attention.
July 11, 2025HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERShe is thoughtful, caring and friendly
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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
- 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-na?ve metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- Schmidt B, Meng MV, Hampson LA (2018). Operating Room Supply Cost Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Urol Pract, 6(2), 73-78. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- Schmidt B, Copp HL (2015). Work-up of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection. Urol Clin North Am, 42(4), 519-26. (Read full publication)
- Kovshilovskaya B, Chi T, Miller J, Stoller ML (2016). Systemic implications of urinary stone disease. Transl Androl Urol, 1(2), 89-96. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
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), 50(8), 3584-3598. (Read full publication)
- Filon M, Schmidt B (2025). New Treatment Options for Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. [Review]. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book, 45(2), e471942. (Read full publication)
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. (Read full publication)
Case Report
- Vilson FL, Lin SY, Schmidt B (2020). Resolution of bilateral testicular masses after viral infection. Urol Case Rep, 33, 101388. (Read full publication)
Editorial
- Filon M, Schmidt B (2024). Editorial Comment. J Urol, 212(4), 599. (Read full publication)
- 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. (Read full publication)
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