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Office
3400 Spruce St
4th Flr Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-662-2030- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Wharton School University of PennsylvaniaMBA, 2016 - 2018
- University of PennsylvaniaMSCE, Health Services Research, 2000 - 2002
- Yale School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1998 - 2024
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Healthcare Hero UPHS, 2009-2016
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Recipient, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Healthcare System Mentorship Award, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of Hospital Affiliation With a Flagship Hospital System on Surgical Outcomes.Omar I Ramadan, Paul R Rosenbaum, Joseph G Reiter, Siddharth Jain, Alexander S Hill, Sean Hashemi, Rachel R Kelz, Lee A Fleisher, Jeffrey H Silber> ;Annals of Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
- Should I See You Again Soon? A Multispecialty Assessment of the Impact and Burden of Preoperative History and Physical Update Visits.Soegaard Ballester, J., Ginzberg, S., Finn, C., Passman, J., Miranda, S., Stein, J., Blue, R., Mahmoud, N., Kelz, R., Wachtel, H.> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024 Mar 8
- Belonging in Surgery: A validated instrument and single institutional pilot.Acker, R., Sharpe, J., Shea, J., Ginzberg, S., Bakillah, E., Finn, C., Rosen, C., Roberts, S., Ajmera, S., Kelz, R.> ;Annals of Surgery. 2024 Feb 13
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Journal Articles
- Empowering Resident Physicians to Lead by Teaching Principles of Quality and Safety in SurgeryPhillip Dowzicky, Rachel R Kelz, JAMA Surgery
- Postdischarge Virtual Visits for Low-Risk SurgeriesRachel Kelz, MD, JAMA Surgery
- (Re)Discovering the Art of Medicine Through StandardizationRachel Kelz, MD, JAMA Surgery
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Authored Content
- Achieving Critical Mass in Surgical Outcomes ResearchJuly 2020
Press Mentions
- Clinical Predictors of Post-PTx Hungry Bone Syndrome IdentifiedSeptember 24th, 2021
- Surgical Patients Find Virtual Follow-up Care More Convenient Without Loss of SatisfactionSeptember 9th, 2021
- Procedure Cuts Blood Pressure in AldosteronismFebruary 28th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Using Patient Outcomes to Inform Surgical EducationNational Institute on Aging2015–2019
Research History
- Vice Chair of Clinical Research2019 - Present
- Director, Center for Surgery and Health Economics2011 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Chair, Senior Member Task Force
- American Association of Endocrine SurgeonsMember
- Association of Program Directors in SurgeryMember
- Society of University SurgeonsExecutive Council, Councilor-at-Large
- Member
- Society of Clinical SurgerySecretary
Hospital Affiliations
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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