Rachel Bardowell, MD, FACP is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Barnes Jewish Hospital. She serves the division as Vice Chief of Safety and Quality and is Co-Chair of the BJH Patient Safety and Quality Council. Clinical Activities include a mix of Hospitalist Direct Care, General Medicine inpatient teaching service (Firm Medicine), and Bedside Procedure Team. For the Internal Medicine residency program, she is a member of the Key Clinical Faculty. Areas of interest include patient safety and quality improvement, Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), and patient flow.
Education
- BS, Neuroscience: University of Miami, Miami, FL (2005)
- Medical Degree: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL (2009)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO (2012)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical Interests
Hospital medicine, inpatient care, patient safety
Publications
Anticipated: Mulkareddy, V., Bardowell, R. Top Ten Work-ups. In: T. Cielsielski (Ed): Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide
Bardowell, R., Meyer, A. (2017). Dyspnea. In: T. Cielsielski (Ed): Washington Manual of General Internal Medicine. Lipincott Williams &Wilkins.
Meyer, A., Bardowell, R. (2017). Approach to pre-operative care. In T. Cielsielski (Ed): Washington Manual of General Internal Medicine. Lipincott Williams &Wilkins.
Bardowell R, Mahoney, R. (2015). Wheezing: Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and more. Hospital Medicine Clinics. 4(3): 297-312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ehmc.2015.03.002
Fondahn, E., Bardowell, R. (2015). Hospitalists and Quality Improvement: A Natural Pairing. SGIM Forum 38(3): 7, 10. http://www.sgim.org/publications/sgim-forum/past-issues/2015-forum-issues#sthash.mu8HwYDg.dpuf.
Chakinala M, McEvoy C., Russell, T.D., Bardowell R., Chen A., Rosenbluth D.B. (2013).Pulmonary diseases. In: H. Godara, A. Hirbe, M. Nassif, H. Otepka & A. Rosenstock (eds): The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (pp. 322-376). 34th Ed. Lipincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1-4511-8851-6
Bello-Quintero C, Bardowell R. (2009). Physical assessment skills. In: R. E. Nemire & K. L. Kier (eds): Pharmacy Student Survival Guide. (pp. 235-260). 2nd Ed. McGraw Hill. ISBN: 978-0-07-160387-4