Overview
Dr. Rapp is a board-certified and fellowship-trained general surgeon subspecializing in trauma. Her clinical interests include trauma surgery, acute care surgery and surgical critical care. Dr. Rapp pursued her medical education at Temple University. She completed a residency in general surgery at the Geisinger Medical Center and a fellowship in critical care surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh. Dr. Rapp is certified by the American Board of Surgery in surgical critical care.
Dr. Rapp is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gallstones. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Gastrostomy, and Small Bowel Resection.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Rapp isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- DeliriumDr. Rapp isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- Subarachnoid HemorrhageDr. Rapp isAdvanced. Learn about Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Rapp isAdvanced. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Experienced
- CellulitisDr. Rapp isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Rapp isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Rapp isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Gallbladder RemovalDr. Rapp isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Removal.
- GallstonesDr. Rapp isExperienced. Learn about Gallstones.
- GastrostomyDr. Rapp isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.