RachelLaura(Owen)MedberyMD

Thoracic Surgery • Austin, TX

Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cardiovascular Surgery

Thoracic Surgeon

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Office
1010 W 40th St
Austin, TX 78756
Phone+1 512-459-8753
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2016
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Costs Associated With Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: An Analysis Merging STS and Medicare Data.
Rachel L. Medbery, Felix G. Fernandez, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Betty C. Tong, Anthony P. Furnary, Liqi Feng, Mark W. Onaitis, Daniel J. Boffa, Cameron D. Wright, Patricia...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Jun 1
5 citations
Patient-Reported Outcomes: Time to Integrate Into Outcomes Reporting?
Rachel L. Medbery, Felix G. Fernandez, Onkar V. Khullar> ;Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019 Dec 1
7 citations
Does Perceived Resident Operative Autonomy Impact Patient Outcomes
Jennifer H. Fieber, Elizabeth A. Bailey, Christopher Wirtalla, Adam P. Johnson, Ira L. Leeds, Rachel L. Medbery, Vanita Ahuja, Thomas J. VanderMeer, Elizabeth C. Wick,...> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2019 Nov 1
48 citations
ERAS and patient reported outcomes in thoracic surgery: a review of current data
Rachel L. Medbery, Felix G. Fernandez, Onkar V. Khullar> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2019 Apr 1
1 citations
VATS Resection of Large Ectopic Posterior Mediastinal Cystic Parathyroid Adenoma.
Rachel L. Medbery, Amy Y. Chen, Thomas E. Rogers, Seth D. Force> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Nov 1
3 citations
Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery.
Elizabeth A. Bailey, Adam P. Johnson, Ira L. Leeds, Rachel L. Medbery, Vanita Ahuja, Thomas J. VanderMeer, Elizabeth C. Wick, Busayo Irojah, Rachel R. Kelz> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2017 Oct 1
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Rachel L Medbery, Felix G Fernandez> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
9 citations
Quality and Cost in Thoracic Surgery.
Rachel L. Medbery, Seth D. Force> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2017 Aug 1
38 citations
Socioeconomic Factors Are Associated With Readmission After Lobectomy for Early Stage Lung Cancer.
Rachel L. Medbery, Theresa W. Gillespie, Yuan Liu, Dana Nickleach, Joseph Lipscomb, Manu S. Sancheti, Allan Pickens, Seth D. Force, Felix G. Fernandez> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Nov 1
Location, Location, Location: The Reality of Tumor Real Estate and Nodal Upstaging.
Rachel L. Medbery, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2016 Aug 1
1 citations
Nodal Upstaging: “Confounded” by Tumor Location?
Rachel L. Medbery, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2016 Jul 1
21 citations
Outcomes After Surgery in High-Risk Patients With Early Stage Lung Cancer.
Manu S. Sancheti, John Nicholas Melvan, Rachel L. Medbery, Felix G. Fernandez, Theresa W. Gillespie, Qunna Li, Jose N. Binongo, Allan Pickens, Seth D. Force> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016 Mar 1
92 citations
Nodal Upstaging Is More Common with Thoracotomy than with VATS During Lobectomy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: An Analysis from the National Cancer Data Base
Rachel L. Medbery, Theresa W. Gillespie, Yuan Liu, Dana Nickleach, Joseph Lipscomb, Manu S. Sancheti, Allan Pickens, Seth D. Force, Felix G. Fernandez> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2016 Feb 1
4 citations
The Educational Toolbox: Kick Start Your Educational Program in Quality Improvement
Rebecca L. Hoffman, Rachel L. Medbery, Thomas J. VanderMeer, Jon B. Morris, Rachel R. Kelz> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2015 Nov 1
30 citations
The Association Between Hospital Finances and Complications After Complex Abdominal Surgery: Deficiencies in the Current Health Care Reimbursement System and Implicati...
William Knechtle, Sebastian D. Perez, Rachel L. Medbery, Bryce D. Gartland, Patrick S. Sullivan, Stuart J. Knechtle, David A. Kooby, Shishir K. Maithel, Juan M. Sarmie...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2015 Aug 1
3 citations
Outcomes registries: an untapped resource for use in surgical education.
Rebecca L. Hoffman, Edmund K. Bartlett, Rachel L. Medbery, Joseph V. Sakran, Jon B. Morris, Rachel R. Kelz> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2015 Mar 1
12 citations
Detecting performance variance in complex surgical procedures: analysis of a step-wise technique for laparoscopic right hepatectomy
Juan Toro, Ankit Patel, Nathaniel W. Lytle, John F. Sweeney, Rachel L. Medbery, Steven Scott Davis, Edward Lin, Juan M. Sarmiento> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2015 Feb 1
48 citations
Postoperative complications in bariatric surgery using age and BMI stratification: a study using ACS-NSQIP data
Aliu Sanni, Sebastian D. Perez, Rachel L. Medbery, Hernan D. Urrego, Craig McCready, Juan Toro, Ankit Patel, Edward Lin, John F. Sweeney, S. Scott Davis> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2014 Aug 13
9 citations
Distinguishing QI projects from human subjects research: ethical and practical considerations.
Mehul V. Raval, Joseph V. Sakran, Rachel L. Medbery, Peter Angelos, Bruce L. Hall> ;Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. 2014 Jan 1
32 citations
The Unmet Need for a National Surgical Quality Improvement Curriculum: A Systematic Review
Rachel L. Medbery, Morgan M. Sellers, Clifford Y. Ko, Rachel R. Kelz> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2014 Jul 1
25 citations
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy Cost Variability: Implications for a Bundled Payment Era
Rachel L. Medbery, Sebastian D. Perez, Seth D. Force, Theresa W. Gillespie, Allan Pickens, Daniel L. Miller, Felix G. Fernandez> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 May 1
55 citations
Laparoscopic vs Open Right Hepatectomy: A Value-Based Analysis
Rachel L. Medbery, Tatiana Chadid, John F. Sweeney, Stuart J. Knechtle, David A. Kooby, Shishir K. Maithel, Edward Lin, Juan M. Sarmiento> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2014 May 1
2 citations
The value of continuous wound infusion systems for postoperative pain control following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: an analysis of outcomes and cost.
Rachel L. Medbery, Amareshwar Chiruvella, Jahnavi K. Srinivasan, John F. Sweeney, Edward Lin, S. Scott Davis> ;Obesity Surgery. 2014 Jan 14
39 citations
Quality In-Training Initiative—A Solution to the Need for Education in Quality Improvement: Results from a Survey of Program Directors
Rachel R. Kelz, Morgan M. Sellers, Caroline E. Reinke, Rachel L. Medbery, Jon B. Morris, Clifford Y. Ko> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013 Dec 1
14 citations
Can we become better robot surgeons through simulator practice
Ankit Patel, Meghna Patel, Nathaniel W. Lytle, Juan Toro, Rachel L. Medbery, Sheryl Bluestein, Sebastian D. Perez, John F. Sweeney, S. Scott Davis, Edward Lin> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2014 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

First Female Thoracic Surgeon in Central Texas Performs Special Robotic SurgeryJanuary 25th, 2022
'Go Get That Cup of Coffee': Central Texas' 1st Female Thoracic Surgeon Serves up Career AdviceMay 11th, 2021
Becker's Women's Leadership PodcastApril 26th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin, Texas
St. David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin, Texas