Rachelle Damle, MD
My specialties:
- General surgery
Professional interests:
- Breast Diseases
- Colon cancer
- colonoscopy
- Gallbladder surgery
- Hernia surgery
- Skin and soft tissue surgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Emergency general surgery
- Traumatic injuries
Rachelle Damle, MD is a General Surgeon at Allina Health Mercy General Surgery Clinic.
What is your practice philosophy? My philosophy is that the surgical procedure is just one aspect of care my patients needs. I strive to care for the whole patient, and approach each one as if they are a member of my own family.
Hometown: Patterson, CA
If I wasn't a provider, I would be a: Grade school teacher because I would derive immense satisfaction in helping educate the next generation.
Something that I have learned from my patients is: My patients have taught me that there is something to learn from everyone, every single day.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- General surgery
Personal interests
- Family time
- International travel
- Photography
Educational institutions
- Saint Louis University, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
- University of Massachusetts Medical School
- UMass Medical School Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Loyola Marymount University
Years of experience
- 12
Hospital affiliations
- Mercy Hospital
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