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Education |
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2008-2009: Fellowship Training. The John Wayne Cancer
Institute, Breast Fellow
2003-2008: Post-graduate Residency Training, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Department of Surgery
2000-2001: M.P.H. The Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at
Columbia University
1997-2003: M.D. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine
1993-1997: B.A. Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Bachelor of the Arts in Spanish Literature, Magna Cum Laude
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| Honors & Awards |
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2008
AVON Walk For the Cure, Medical Director
The Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Surgery, Teaching Resident
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Award for Humanism and Excellence in
Teaching, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2003
The University of Connecticut Health Center Auxilliary Award in recognition
of clinical and academic excellence
The Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, University of Connecticut
School of
Medicine
1997
Hinz Family Scholarship, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
1994-1997
Magna Cum Laude Society, Dartmouth College
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Dartmouth College
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| Certifications |
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2010 American Board of Surgery Certified
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| Professional Memberships |
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- The New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group
- The Society of Surgical Oncology
- American College of Surgeons
- The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
(SAGES)
- Sigma Xi Research Society
- American Medical Student's Association
- International Health and Medical Education Consortium
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| Clinical Interests |
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- Benign breast disease
- Breast sonography
- Malignant disease of the breast
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Partial mastectomy with oncoplastic reconstruction
- Nipple and areola- sparing mastectomy
- Skin-sparing mastectomy
- High-risk screening and management
- Central venous access for chemotherapy
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| Research and Publications |
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2008
RB Wellner, I Zairis, F. Wolodiger, NP Nagarsheth. Boerhaave's Syndrome
Secondary to a Giant Benign Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Ovary. In
Press, Jo Gyn & Obstetrics.
2008
RB Wellner, C Biggs, S Arora, D Telem, Y Tammaro, A Lambert. A Prospective
Evaluation Of The Nipple-Areolar Complex After Mastectomy. Poster
presentation, The Miami Breast Conference
2007
RB Wellner, J Dave, U Kim, T Menes. Altered lymphatic drainage after
breast conserving surgery and axillary node dissection: Local recurrence
with contralateral intramammary nodal metastases. Clinical Breast
Cancer. 2007
2007
D Silverberg, CM Divino, L Silver, RB Wellner, ML Marin. Establishing
an International Training Program for Surgical Residents. The Jounral
of Surgical Educaiton, May 2007
2006
D Silverberg, CM Divino, L Silver, RB Wellner, ML Marin. Dept. of
Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Presented at APDS, Surgical
Education Week; March 2006.
2005 RB Wellner, S Goldberg, U Sarpel, E Chin, H. Shen, U Kim. Intramural
Cecal Hematoma After Blunt Abdominal Injury. Surgical Rounds; December
2005.
2005
I.M. Ibrahim, S. Vaimakis, F Silvestri, RB Wellner. Laparoscopic
Repair of Iatrogenic Colon Perforation. Poster presentation SAGES
2005.
2003
Aging, Heart Disease, and Its Management: Facts and Controversies.
Eds. Niloo M. Edwards M.D, Mathew S. Maurer M.D., Rachel B. Wellner
M.P.H.: The Humana Press, Inc., 2003.
2000-2001
MS Maurer, NM Edwards, RB Wellner, et. al. The Impact of Body Mass
Index on Complications from Cardiac Surgery in The Oldest Old. Journal
of the American Geriatrics Society; June 2002.
1999
MR Williams, RB Wellner, MC Oz, et.. al. Long Term Survival and
Quality of Life in Cardiac Patients with Prolonged Intensive Care
Unit Stays. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002;73 1472-1478.
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| Biography |
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Dr. Rachel Wellner received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth
College in 1997, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta
Kappa. She expressed an early interest in international health care
and has set up many programs around the world to aide the underserved.
She received her medical degree from the University of Connecticut
and a Masters in Public Health from the Joseph L. Mailman School of
Public Health at Columbia University. During her time at Columbia,
she also pursued research activities, which culminated in the publication
of her textbook, Aging, Heart Disease and Its Management. She next
went on to pursue her surgical training at The Mount Sinai School
of Medicine, receiving various teaching awards. She also helped to
establish a clinical rotation in an underserved region of the Dominican
Republic. Her interest in oncology developed during her residency,
at which point she decided to pursue subspecialty training in breast
diseases, which combines her interest in the humanities, compassionate
delivery of health care, clinical medicine, and investigational science.
She is currently editing a review book on breast diseases. She is
also investigating how to improve surgical incisions in order to combine
sound oncologic outcomes with improved patient satisfaction. Finally,
she is currently investigating methodology of evaluating surgical
margins to lower re-operation rates.
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