Surgeon, Breast Oncologist & Children’s Book Author | Dr. Rachel Wellner

Dr. Rachel Wellner is a board-certified general surgeon, breast oncologist, specialist, entrepreneur, and author of a doctoral series of children’s books. Throughout her career, she has combined medicine, public health, and a passion for education to help people live healthier lives.

From working in underserved communities around the world to treating cancer patients, Dr. Welner has dedicated her life to healing and empowering others. Along the way, she discovered another passion: using stories to help children understand health and medicine through her doctoral books.

In this engaging and insightful conversation, Dr. Wellner shares:

• ​ The three sides of her childhood that shaped her (intensity, comedy, and creativity)
• ​ What medical school and surgical training really felt like in her 20s
• ​ Establishing clinical rotations in Nicaragua, Guatemala, India, and the Dominican Republic
• ​ Lessons learned from working in resource-limited settings
• ​ How those experiences changed her view of healthcare and life
• ​ Her current work developing rapid biopsy technology
• ​ Why she created a children’s book series about health and medicine

If you’re in your 20s considering medicine, global health, or simply wanting to make a meaningful impact, this episode offers real perspective from someone who has lived it.

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Connect with Rachel Wellner

Website:https://www.doctoroo.health/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-wellner-md-mph-facs-858b5a6a/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Dr. Rachel Wellner

1:40 - Childhood: Intensity, Comedy & Creativity

8:15 - Life in Her 20s During Medical School & Surgical Training

15:30 - Answering the Call to Underserved Communities

23:10 - Nicaragua, Guatemala, India & the Dominican Republic

31:45 - Lessons from Resource-Limited Medicine

40:20 - Learning More Than She Taught

48:50 - Innovating Rapid Biopsy Technology

57:15 - Creating Children’s Books About Health & Medicine