Rachel L. Kaiser
Advanced in Osteopenia
Advanced in Osteopenia
5454 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 600, 
Chevy Chase, MD 

Overview

Dr. Kaiser earned a B.A. from the University of Chicago with general honors. While there, she served as a Student Marshal, the highest undergraduate honor bestowed by the university. She received her M.D. with an Area of Concentration in Medical Humanities from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Kaiser completed her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine and served as Chief Resident at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. She then received a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of California, Berkeley and then completed her Rheumatology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Prior to joining Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, Dr. Kaiser was on the faculty for several years as an Asst. Professor in the Division of Rheumatology at UCSF. In that position, she taught and mentored medical students, residents, and Rheumatology fellows in the classroom, on the inpatient Rheumatology consult service, and in the Lupus clinic.

Dr. Kaiser has received numerous honors and awards including the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Distinguished Fellow Award. She has received grants from the Arthritis Foundation, ACR, and UCSF in support of her research examining genetic risk factors for thrombosis in patients with lupus. Dr. Kaiser has experience in all areas of rheumatology and has a special interest in lupus and osteoporosis.

Dr. Kaiser is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteopenia. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Hypermobile Joints, and Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Specialties
Rheumatology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Board Certifications
Rheumatology
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
French
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cambia Health Solutions
  • EPO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Johns Hopkins Healthcare
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
SelectHealth
  • HMO
  • POS
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, P.C.
5454 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 600, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Kaiser 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.

Osteoporosis

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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