Ashley Lauren Navarro, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Biography
Dr. Navarro is double board certified for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Complex Family Planning. She practices full scope general obstetrics and gynecology with a strong focus on complex family planning. She has special interests in advocacy related to abortion care and LGBTQI+ health, rural health, complex contraception, early pregnancy complications, medical education and training, and simulation training.
Websites
Education
- Medical University of South Carolina, MD
- University of South Carolina, MPH
- Clemson University, BS
Publications
- Published on 3/15/2023
Stuart GS, Yates L, Crump J, Allison BA, Navarro AL, Tadikonda A, Neal-Perry G, Arora KS. Single-visit insertion of long-acting reversible contraception in a single health system. Contraception. 2023 Jul; 123:110009. PMID: 36931546.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/20/2014
Thrasher JF, Kim SH, Rose I, Navarro A, Craft MK, Davis KJ, Biggers S. Print media coverage around failed and successful tobacco tax initiatives: the South Carolina experience. Am J Health Promot. 2014; 29(1):29-36. PMID: 24555442.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/19/2013
Thrasher JF, Sargent JD, Vargas R, Braun S, Barrientos-Gutierrez T, Sevigny EL, Billings DL, Arillo-Santillán E, Navarro A, Hardin J. Are movies with tobacco, alcohol, drugs, sex, and violence rated for youth? A comparison of rating systems in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. Int J Drug Policy. 2014 Mar; 25(2):267-75. PMID: 24316001.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/1/2013
Thrasher JF, Andrews JO, Friedman DB, Carpenter MJ, Gray KM, Cummings KM, Alberg AJ, Navarro A. Author response. Am J Prev Med. 2013 May; 44(5):e51-3. PMID: 23597825.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2012
Thrasher JF, Carpenter MJ, Andrews JO, Gray KM, Alberg AJ, Navarro A, Friedman DB, Cummings KM. Cigarette warning label policy alternatives and smoking-related health disparities. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Dec; 43(6):590-600. PMID: 23159254.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2012
Foster C, Thrasher J, Kim SH, Rose I, Besley J, Navarro A. Agenda-building influences on the news media's coverage of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's push to regulate tobacco, 1993-2009. J Health Hum Serv Adm. 2012; 35(3):303-30. PMID: 23293806.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/16/2011
Thrasher JF, Rousu MC, Hammond D, Navarro A, Corrigan JR. Estimating the impact of pictorial health warnings and "plain" cigarette packaging: evidence from experimental auctions among adult smokers in the United States. Health Policy. 2011 Sep; 102(1):41-8. PMID: 21763026.
Read at: PubMed