Penn Medicine Provider
Neurosurgery
Rachel Elizabeth Blue, MD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurosurgery
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: University of Colorado Medical Center

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Blue is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Albayar A, Spadola M, Blue R, Saylany A, Dagli MM, Santangelo G, Wathen C, Ghenbot Y, Macaluso D, Ali ZS, Ozturk AK, Welch WC Incidental Durotomy Repair in Lumbar Spine Surgery: Institutional Experience and Review of Literature , Global Spine J, 14(4): 2024,1316-1327

Ajmera S, Blue R, Lee JYK Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression , Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg, 52: 2024,245-252

Ajmera S, Blue R, Lee JYK Fluorophores in Endoscopic Neurosurgery , Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg , 52: 2024,21-28

Miranda SP, Sullivan PZ, Albayar A, Ramayya AG, Blue R, Ali, ZS, Malhotra NR, Marcotte P, Yoon J, Saifi C, Welch WC, Schuster J, Ozturk AK Preoperative predictors of survival in patients with spinal metastatic disease , Int J Spine Surg, 17(4): 2023,557-563

Blue R, Yang AI, Ajmera S, Spadola M, Howard S, Saylany A, Harber A, Daly M, Shekhtman E, Nair A, Deshpande R, Lee JYK. Pain Outcomes Following Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia Based on Vascular Compression Type , J Neurol Surg B Skull Base, 85(3): 2023,287-294

Miranda SP, Blue R, Parasher AK, Lerner DK, Glicksman JT, Detchou D, Dimentberg R, Thurlow J, Lebold D, Hudgins J, Ebesutani D, Lee JYK, Storm PB, O’Mally BW Jr, Palmer JN, Yoshor D, Adappa ND, Grady MD Implementation of a Streamlined Care Pathway to Reduce Cost and Length of Stay for Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Transphenoidal Pituitary Surgery , World Neurosurgery, 172: 2023,e357-e363

Alexis M, Blue R, Yoon JW Multi-layer approach to complex traumatic anterior skull base fracture repair: A case report , Surg Neurol Int, 14: 2023,126

Blue R, Gujral J, Ahmad H, Choudhri O Endoscopic Fenestration of an Enlarging Giant Occipital Arachnoid Cyst , Neurosurgical Focus: Video, , 8(2): 2023,V2

Ahmad H, Blue R, Ajmera S, Heman-Ackah S, Spadola M, Lazor W, Lee JYK The Influence of Radiologist Practice Setting on Identification of Vascular Compression from Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Trigeminal Neuralgia. World Neurosurgery, 2022 , World Neurosurg, 171: 2023,e398-e403

Montgomery CT, Blue R, Spadola M, Ajmera S, Jabarkheel R, Schuster J Navigated lumbar drain placement: A description of technique and case example , Surg Neurol Int, 14: 2023,116