Penn Medicine Provider
Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Rachel Kelz, MD
4.9
(131)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery Perelman 3rd Floor
Make an appointmentCall 215-614-1963

About me

  • Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Research
  • Co-Director, Thyroid Disease Team
  • Director, Center for Precision Resource Utilization
  • Director, Center for Surgery and Health Economics
  • William Maul Measey Professor in Surgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: Yale University
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

134 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

April 2025
5.0
5.0
this was my second time seeing dr kelz. i feel very secure with her and the decision we make for my health.
April 2025
5.0
5.0
prompt, professional and thorough
April 2025
5.0
5.0
excellent care
February 2025
5.0
5.0
i feel confident in her

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Kelz is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Zubizarreta J, Reinke C, Kelz R, Silber J, Rosenbaum P Matching for several sparse nominal variables in a case-control study of readmission following surgery , The American Statistician (TAS), 65(4): 2011,229-238

Mills AM, Holena DN, Kallan MJ, Carr BG, Reinke CE, Kelz RR Effect of insurance status on patients admitted for acute diverticulitis , Colorectal Diseases, 15(5): 2013,613-620

Holena, DN; Hadler, R; Wirtalla, C; Carr, B; Morris, JB; Kelz, RR Teaching status: The impact on emergency and elective surgical care in the U.S. , Annals of Surgery, 253(5): 2011,1017-1023

Mittal MK, Morris JB, Kelz RR Germ simulation: A novel approach for raising medical students awareness toward asepsis , Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, 6(2): 2011,65-70

Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Kelz RR, Reinke CE, Neuman MD, Ross RN, Even-Shoshan O, David G, Saynisch PA, Kyle FA, Bratzler DW, Fleisher LA Medical and financial risks associated with surgery in the elderly obese , Annals of Surgery, 256(1): 2012,79-86

Reinke CE, Hadler RA, Karakousis GC, Fraker DL, Kelz RR Does the presence of thyroid cancer increase the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing thyroidectomy? , Surgery, 150(6): 2011,1275-1285

Reinke CE, Drebin J, Kreider S, Kean C, Resnick A, Raper S, Kelz RR Timing of pre-operative pharmacoprophylaxis for pancreatic surgery patients: A venous thromboembolism reduction initiative , Annals of Surgical Oncology, 19(1): 2012,19-25

Holena D, Mills A, Carr B, Wirtalla C, Sarani, B, Kim P, Braslow B, Kelz RR Transfer status: A risk factor for mortality in patients with necrotizing fasciitis , Surgery, 150(3): 2011,363-370

Shah PK, Shah KK, Karakousis GC, Reinke CE, Kelz RR, Fraker DL Regional recurrence after lymphadenectomy for clinically evident lymph node metastases from papillary thyroid cancer: A cohort study , Annals of Surgical Oncology, 19(5): 2012,1453-1459