Expertise in
3
conditions

Dr. Rachel E. Blue

Neurosurgery
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
On Staff At
Accepting New Patients

Expertise in
3
conditions
Penn Medicine
Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Rachel Blue is a Neurosurgery provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Blue is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chiari Malformation. Her top areas of expertise are Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Microvascular Decompression, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Blue is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 44 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Minnesota Medical School
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in CO
Fellowships
University of Colorado Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Penn Neurosurgery Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street, Spruce Building, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 215-662-3487
Other Locations
Penn Neurosurgery Cherry Hill
1865 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 8003.
Penn Neurosurgery Princeton
5 Plainsboro Road, Medical Arts Pavilion, Suite 300, Plainsboro Township, NJ 8536.
Call: 800-789-7366

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Blue has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Ependymoma
Glioblastoma
Chiari Malformation
Oligodendroglioma
Acoustic Neuroma

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.


44 Total Publications

In Situ M2 Bypass for Treatment of Fusiform Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcation Aneurysm: Technical Case Instruction and Operative Video.
In Situ M2 Bypass for Treatment of Fusiform Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcation Aneurysm: Technical Case Instruction and Operative Video.
Journal: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
Published: September 18, 2024
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
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