Dr. Rachel Mandel is a physician executive with over 28 years of clinical, executive and teaching experience.

In her career, Dr. Mandel has developed a passion for the successful alignment of administration and medical staff in order to adopt transformative changes in healthcare to include population health initiatives and total cost of care models. She is experienced in evaluating key dynamics and issues on both a healthcare system and service line level. She advocates for wide-spread and meaningful improvements in clinician communication in order to positively impact patient experience and quality outcomes. Dr. Mandel is experienced in developing and coordinating effective teams that drive high reliability, performance improvement and efficiency.

Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, most recently Dr. Mandel worked within the Frederick Memorial Healthcare System, in Frederick, Maryland from 1998 through 2018, beginning as a Private Practitioner, and serving in various executive and physician leadership capacities, including Vice President of Medical Affairs. Her experience included forward thinking work in Population Health, Quality Improvement, Physician Alignment, Emergency Preparedness, Women’s Health, as well as Patient and Family Centered Care.

Dr. Mandel has demonstrated her commitment to community health and wellness through her many speaking engagements, outreach initiatives and volunteer support. She is on the Board of Trustees for the Community Foundation of Frederick County, and in this position championed the 2018 Human Needs Assessment on which future grants and non-profit work will be based for the next decade. She has been recognized for her work and commitment to quality care and community by many organizations including the Delmarva Toastmasters District 18 who presented her with a “Communication and Leadership Award.”

She obtained her Bachelor’s in Science degree from Union College in NY, and her Doctor of Medicine degree from Northwestern University Medical School through the military’s Health Professions Scholarship Program. She earned her Master’s degree in Health Administration from Mt. St. Mary’s University in 2013. After receiving her MHA, Dr. Mandel was asked to teach the Contemporary Health Policy course in the program, which she did for four semesters.

She is a Fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Mandel holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.