Rachel Wolfson, MD, is a specialist in pediatric critical care. She provides care for critically ill children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, as well as in the pediatric sedation service. Her primary clinical interests are sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Dr. Wolfson’s non-clinical interests focus on medical school education. She is working to identify variables that impact changes in students’ intention to pursue academic careers over the course of their medical school training, with a particular interest in the impact of mentor-mentee relationships. Dr. Wolfson serves on the Summer Research Program Steering Committee, and as the leader of the national Scholarly Concentrations Collaborative. In addition, she is involved in the medical school as a member of the Admissions Committee.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Sepsis
- Respiratory Failure
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatrics
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Association of Pediatric Program Directors
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
Practicing Since
- 2000
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
News & Research
View Published Papers- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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