Segal, Rachel

By Michael Hilleary | September 1, 2023

 

 

Rachel Segal, MD

Portrait phot of Dr. Dr. Rachel Segal

Hometown:

Phoenix, Arizona

Medical School:

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Bio:

I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. I attended the University of California, Los Angeles and California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA where I studied Molecular and Cellular Biology, with minors in Biotechnology and Psychology. Following graduation, I managed a pediatric medical scribe practice. I headed south to San Diego and earned my doctorate in medicine from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. While at UCSD I had the opportunity to learn from and work with amazing mentors who helped me discover my interest in surgical education and mentorship. I hope to cultivate and further refine my teaching and mentoring style during residency.

Personal Interests:

Hiking in National Parks, skiing, baking, gardening, fostering dogs and volunteering at animal shelters, clothes flipping, trying out new restaurants, hanging out with my partner and our dog!

Clinical Interests:

Microsurgery, breast reconstruction

Why UW?

I chose to do a sub-internship at the University of Washington because of its high volume, resident autonomy, and opportunities to learn traumatic reconstruction. While on my rotation, I was immediately drawn to the supportive training environment and warm culture. The residents and faculty were interested in my development both in and out of the operating room. The environment at UW is unlike any other institution and I’m honored to be a part of this team!

What do you like best about living in Seattle?

Even at 4AM on the way to the hospital, I love driving over the bridges and waterways that make the city of Seattle so unique. On my days off, there is always another amazing restaurant or coffee shop to try. And as an avid hiker and skier, the proximity to the mountains is unmatched!

Publications:

  1. Maisner R, Segal RM, Biswais S, Silva I, Jolibois M, Laurent C, Chen W. (2023) #TimesUpPRS: A Social Media Movement for Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Annals of Plastic Surgery.
  2. Leach G, Clark R, Tong S, Dean RA, Segal RM, Blair SL, Reid, CM. (2023) The Intercostal Artery Perforator Flap: Expanding Breast-Conserving Therapy With a Modified Oncoplastic Approach. Annals of Plastic Surgery 90(5S):p S236-S241, May 2023 | DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003405
  3. Segal R, Kordahi A, Chu I, Gabriel R, Said ET, Reid CM. (2022) All Gain Less Pain: How an Acute Pain Service Can Make Opioid Consumption Equivalent Between Tissue Expander and Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
  4. Leung KL, Segal RM, Bernstein JD, Orozco RK, Reid CM. (2022) Surgical ergonomics: Assessment of surgeon posture and impact of training device during otolaryngology procedures. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2022; 1- 9. doi:10.1002/lio2.901
  5. Segal RM, Yessaillian A, Wong A, Zaldana-Flynn M, Dean R, Lance SH, Gosman AA, Reid CM. (2022) The Ergonomics of Craniofacial Plastic Surgery. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
  6. Segal R, McLean P, Reghunathan M, Sendek G, Abrams R. (2021) Analysis of factors associated with 30-day readmission in hand surgery inpatients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
  7. Segal RM, Zaldana-Flynn M, Gosman AA. (2022) The History of Women in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open.
  8. Reghunathan M, Llaneras J, Segal R, Gosman, A. (2022) The West Coast Plastic Surgery Mentorship Program: Successes, Failures, and Future Growth. Annals of Plastic Surgery.
  9. Barnes LL, Lem M, Patterson A, Segal R, Holland MC, Lentz R, Sbitany H, Piper M. (2022) The Relationship Between BMI and Outcomes in Microvascular Abdomen-Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
  10. Chopra C, Neubauer D, Hornacek M, Calvo R, Segal R, Martin M, Reid C, Gosman A. (2022) Analysis of readmission and complications after repair of pediatric orbital fractures using California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) database. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
  11. Segal RM, Zaldana-Flynn M, Dean R, Gosman AA, Reid CM. (2022) Reduction of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in plastic surgeons via introduction of a posture-training device. Annals of Plastic Surgery: May 2022 – Volume 88 – Issue 4 – p S320-S324 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003138
  12. Segal RM, Wong A, Zaldana-Flynn M, Englar K, Ewing E., Lance SH, Gosman AA. (2022) Tissue expander-assisted component separation for pediatric abdominal wall reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery: May 2022 – Volume 88 – Issue 4 – p S379-S384 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003136
  13. Chopra C, Neubauer D, Hornacek M, Calvo R, Segal R, Martin M, Reid C, Gosman A. (2022) Analysis of readmission and complications after repair of orbital fractures using California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) database. Annals of Plastic Surgery: May 2022 – Volume 88 – Issue 4 – p S361-S365 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003139
  14. Reghunathan M, Crowley SJ, Segal R, Aguilar M, Gosman A. (2022) The Plastic Surgery Diversity and Inclusion Mentorship Program. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2022;10(5 Suppl):24. Published 2022 Jun 2. doi:10.1097/01.GOX.0000835056.55571.68
  15. Reghunathan M, Crowley JS, Segal R, Alejandro Aguilar Diaz M, Gosman AA. (2021) Plastic Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Mentorship Program and Workshop: A Single Institution’s Experience. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
  16. Segal RM, Wong A, Yessaillian A, Holmes R, Gosman A, Lance S. (2021) The use of intraoperative local anesthetic blocks to decrease postoperative opioid use in plastic surgery patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open.
  17. Reghunathan M, Segal RM, Reid CM, Gosman AA. (2021) The Plastic Surgery Learning Module: Improving Plastic Surgery Education for Medical Students, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open: December 2021 – Volume 9 – Issue 12 – p e3980 doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003980
  18. Kamel GN, Wong A, Segal RM, Carbullido MK, Hornacek M, Ewing E, Lance SH, Gosman AA. (2021) A Single-Center Retrospective Review of Perioperative Complications and Reoperation Rates Between Open Cranial Vault Remodeling and Distraction Osteogenesis for Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis. J Craniofacial Surg. 2021 Oct 1;32(7):2373-2378. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007831. PMID: 34191770.
  19. Kamel GN, Segal RM, Tsai C, Kordahi A, Gosman AA. (2021) How to Get Consistently Good Results in Cleft Lip Repair. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2021 Jul 12;9(7):e3677. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003677. PMID: 34262838; PMCID: PMC8274742.
  20. Segal RM, Matson J, Moshtaghi O, Vaidya E, Kari E, Friedman R, Ramamoorthy S, & Harris JP. (2021) Surgical Patient Experience with a Novel Telemedicine Program in the COVID-19 Era. Telehealth and Medicine Today. 2021;6(1). https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v6.237
  21. Kamel GN, McKee RM, Carbullido K, Modi R, Belza C, Ewing E, Segal RM, O’Connor A, Gholami P, Ryan J, Lance SH, Gosman AA. (2021) A Posterior Rotational Flap Technique Using Distraction Osteogenesis for Unilateral Lambdoid Craniosynostosis. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2021;32(4) PMID: 33427770.
  22. Kamel GN, Carbullido MK, McKee RM, Segal RM, Ewing E, Brandel MG, Lance SH, Gosman AA. (2021) Analysis of Actual Versus Predicated Intracranial Volume Changes for Distraction Osteogenesis Using Virtual Surgical Planning in Patients with Craniosynostosis. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2021;86(5S Suppl 3):S374-S378. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002759. PMID: 33625026.
  23. Carbullido MK, Dean RA, Kamel GN, Davis GL, Hornacek M, Segal RM, Ewing E, Lance SH, Gosman AA. (2021) Long-Term Treatment Outcomes of Primary Alveolar Bone Grafts for Alveolar Clefts: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. 2022 Jan;59(1):86-97. doi:10.1177/1055665621995047. Epub 2021 Feb 25. PMID: 33631994.
  24. Blum JD, Segal RM, Crowley JS, Rechnic M. (2021) Superficial Palmar Arch Thrombosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. ASPS Education Network. [online] American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 2021. https://ednet.plasticsurgery.org/diweb/catalog/item?id=645387.
  25. Segal R, Kordahi A, Chu I, Gabriel R, Said ET, Reid CM. (2022) All Gain Less Pain: How an Acute Pain Service Can Make Opioid Consumption Equivalent Between Tissue Expander and Free Flap Breast Reconstruction. The American Society of Breast Surgeons Official Proceedings, Volume XXIII 2022 Annual Meeting Scientific Session Abstracts. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 1–330 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11703-0 PMCID:3537706.
  26. Said ET, Segal R, Kordahi A, Chu I, Gabriel R, Reid CM. (2022) Impact of a Comprehensive Anesthesia Service Driven Perioperative Pain Service in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. The American Society of Breast Surgeons Official Proceedings, Volume XXIII 2022 Annual Meeting Scientific Session Abstracts. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 1–330 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11703-0 PMCID:35377060
  27. Segal R, Zaldana-Flynn MV, Dean R, Gosman A, Reid CM. (2021) Reduction of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Plastic Surgeons via Introduction of a Posture-training Device, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open: October 2021 – Volume 9 – Issue 10S – p 132-133. doi:10.1097/01.GOX.0000799784.88036.3f
  28. Segal R, Wong A, Gosman A, Lance, S. (2021) The Use of Intraoperative Local Anesthetic Blocks to Decrease Postoperative Opioid Use in Plastic Surgery Patients, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open: October 2021 – Volume 9 – Issue 10S – p 120-121 doi: 10.1097/01.GOX.0000799720.77817.63
  29. Englar K, Dean R, Segal RM, Leymarie N, Honart JF, Kolb FJ. (2020) Harvest of the Latissimus Dorsi and Other Derivate Flaps from the Subscapular Angiosome in a Supine Position: A 22 Years’ Experience. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 2020;8(9 Suppl): 77-78. PMCID: PMC7553539