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John Wilson Schmitt

Medical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Community & Population Health
DUMC 3084, Durham, NC 27710
207 Baker House, DUMC 3084, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2025 - Present Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Community & Population Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology

In the News


Published August 2, 2017
Novel device aims to make cervical cancer screening more accessible
Published March 16, 2016
New Collaborative Seed Grant Program Gives Eight Awards

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Recent Publications


Extended Human Papillomavirus Genotyping to Predict Progression to High-Grade Cervical Precancer: A Prospective Cohort Study in the Southeastern United States.

Journal Article Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev · August 2, 2022 BACKGROUND: High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing is utilized in primary cervical cancer screening, generally along with cytology, to triage abnormalities to colposcopy. Most screening-based hrHPV testing involves pooled detection of any hrHPV or ... Full text Link to item Cite

Extended HPV Genotyping to Compare HPV Type Distribution in Self- and Provider-Collected Samples for Cervical Cancer Screening.

Journal Article Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev · December 2020 BACKGROUND: Primary high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) testing of self-collected cervico-vaginal swabs could increase cervical cancer screening coverage, although triage strategies are needed to reduce unnecessary colposcopies. We evaluated the use of ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Culturally appropriate screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer in East Africa

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2021

Preventing Cervical Cancer in the First Mile of the Cancer Care Continuum

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2020

Improving testing, triage, and follow-up for cervical cancer screening in medically underserved women

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2017 - 2018

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