{"id":107300,"date":"2024-01-30T11:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T17:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=107300"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:21:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T17:21:03","slug":"faculty-spotlight-rachel-spitznagel-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/01\/30\/faculty-spotlight-rachel-spitznagel-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Spotlight: Rachel Spitznagel, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/spitznagel_900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107301\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/spitznagel_900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/spitznagel_900x600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/spitznagel_900x600-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u202fRachel Spitznagel, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown:\u202f<\/strong> Born in Lincoln, Nebraska; raised in Aurora, Illinois\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Title and department at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine:<\/strong>\u202fAssociate professor, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology; pediatric anesthesiologist, EPIC MD Champ, Children\u2019s Nebraska\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why I chose anesthesiology:<\/strong>\u202fI love the operating room, physiology and the impact of our interventions, as well as performing procedures. It also is an honor to gain the trust of patients and parents after a brief interaction in the preop area. The entire perioperative period is so important, and I love following up with families afterward to check on their children. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How I became interested in anesthesiology:<\/strong> I completed an anesthesia rotation at an off-site location and fell in love with anesthesia.&nbsp;The rest is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Medical School<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Nebraska Medical Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Residency<\/em><br>Anesthesia residency, Northwestern University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fellowship<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pediatric anesthesiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Memberships:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Society of Anesthesiologists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Society for Pediatric Anesthesia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional and medical interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quality and safety improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Three things people may not know about me:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I have four dogs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I played bassoon all the way through college.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I never went skiing throughout college, despite going to Colorado State University, as I was too busy studying. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name:\u202fRachel Spitznagel, MD Hometown:\u202f Born in Lincoln, Nebraska; raised in Aurora, Illinois\u00a0 Title and department at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine:\u202fAssociate professor, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology; pediatric anesthesiologist, EPIC MD Champ, Children\u2019s Nebraska\u00a0 Why I chose anesthesiology:\u202fI love the operating room, physiology and the impact of our interventions, as well as performing procedures. 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