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Rachel Russell, MD, MS, MPH

Title(s)RESIDENT, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way
San Francisco CA 94143
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0009-0003-8990-358X Additional info
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    University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Phoenix, AZMD/MPH05/2025Medicine
    Tulane University, New Orleans, LAMS05/2020Biomedical Engineering
    Tulane University, New Orleans, LABS05/2019Biomedical Engineering
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    University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix2025Certificate of Distinction in Global Health
    Tulane University2015  - 2019Dean's Honor List
    Tulane University2018Newcomb Tulane College Grant
    Tulane University2018Newcomb College Institute Grant
    Tulane University2017Dean's Grant

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    Rachel is a general surgery preliminary intern at UCSF. Rachel grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and then moved to New Orleans where she received a bachelor’s and master’s in biomedical engineering at Tulane University. During her time there, she developed a passion for global health and founded a global health initiative working to bring engineering solutions to rural areas in Peru. She then returned to Phoenix, AZ for medical school at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix where she also completed an MPH and certificate of distinction in global health. Rachel is excited to be starting her surgical residency training here at UCSF.

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    1. Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Shunt Complications per Valve Type: A Meta-Analysis of Proportions. World Neurosurg. 2025 02; 194:123450. Kelbert J, Nosova K, Kern A, Russell R, Pico A, Mamaril-Davis J, Hussein A, Murthy G, Barbagli G, Bina RW. PMID: 39577651.
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    2. Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Review of In Vitro Testing of Pelvic Support Mechanisms. Ochsner J. 2020; 20(4):410-418. Conway CK, White SE, Russell R, Sentilles C, Clark-Patterson GL, Miller KS, Desrosiers L, Knoepp LR. PMID: 33408579; PMCID: PMC7755550.
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