Dr. Rachel L. Kaiser
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 Vitamin D Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, 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.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- POS
- EPO
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
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.
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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Dr. Thomas is a native of Ellicott City, MD, and attended the University of Maryland where she earned her B.S. with majors in Neurobiology and Physiology. Afterwards she graduated from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and then completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Rheumatology Fellowship at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.Dr. Thomas has received multiple scholarships and awards throughout her academic and medical careers, was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society in November 2008, and was awarded the William P. Argy Teaching Resident Award in 2011. Dr. Thomas has been named a “Top Doctor” by Washingtonian Magazine for multiple consecutive years, as well as by Arlington Magazine and Northern Virginia Magazine. She has co-authored several articles and abstracts, presented research on Systemic Sclerosis at the American College of Rheumatology national meeting in Chicago in November 2011, and is the first author of a manuscript on tuberculous arthritis that has recently been accepted for publication.Dr. Thomas is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology and is a member of the American College of Rheumatology. Her areas of interest include systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Dr. Thomas is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Ankylosing Spondylitis.
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
- Distinguished
- Hypermobile JointsDr. Kaiser isDistinguished. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- OsteoporosisDr. Kaiser isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoporosis.
- Postmenopausal OsteoporosisDr. Kaiser isDistinguished. Learn about Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.
- Advanced
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Chondrocalcinosis 2Dr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Chondrocalcinosis 2.
- Lupus NephritisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Lupus Nephritis.
- MelorheostosisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Melorheostosis.
- Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis
- OsteoarthritisDr. Kaiser isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Experienced
- Adult Still's DiseaseDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Adult Still's Disease.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Ankylosing SpondylitisDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Aphthous StomatitisDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Aphthous Stomatitis.
- Autosomal Dominant HypocalcemiaDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia.
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Kaiser isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.