Rachel O Heist

MD

Captain, Army

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Title
Pediatrician
Location: Darnall Army Medical Center, Ft Hood, TX
Research Interests:
Primary Care Pediatrics
Email
rachel.o.heist.mil@health.mil
Office Phone
254-553-3745

Education

B.S., Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, 2016
MD, West Virginial University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 2020
Residency in Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, 2023

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

MAP Field Surgeon, 1-7 CAV, 1CD

Representative Bibliography

Rehman, R., Solorzano, G., Heist, R., Thompson, S. N., & Badawi, M. (2022). Predictors of Poor Adherence to Follow-up Care in Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Oncology (Williston Park, NY), 36(6), 350-354.

Edwards, M. J., Russell, J. C., Davidson, E. N., Yanushefski, T. J., Fleischman, B. L., Heist, R. O., ... & Suppan, L. M. (2019). A 4-yr survey of the range of ticks and tick-borne pathogens in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Journal of medical entomology, 56(4), 1122-1134.