Rachel Safran, MD, FACP

The conditions Rachel Safran, MD, treats include:

• Preventive health care
• Chronic disease management such as hypertension, diabetes, COPD, heart failure, depression/anxiety
• Smoking cessation
• Contraception and hormone replacement therapy
• Transgender healthcare
• HIV and PreP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis)

The procedures Rachel Safran, MD performs include: 

• Skin biopsy (shave, punch, excision)
• Knee injection/aspiration
• Subacromial (shoulder) injection
• Trigger point injections
• Pap smear/pelvic exams
• Incision and drainage
• Laceration suturing

Dr. Safran has received the following awards:

• SSIM Osler Award for Medical Student Humanitarianism 2011
• Mason Clinic Award 2012
• UW School of Medicine Service Learning Award 2011, 2012, 2015
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, inducted 2012
• UW Excellence in Resident Teaching 2013, 2015
• SSIM Osler Award for Resident Humanitarianism 2015
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, inducted 2015
• WA-ACP Community Service Award, 2018

Read Dr. Safran's article contributions to the MultiCare Vitals blog:

1. PrEP: The key to preventing HIV spread

My goal is to use my scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to provide patient centered care for healthy teens and adults as well as those with complex illnesses. I am passionate about shared decision making to ensure that my patients fully understand and feel confident as partners in their treatment plans.

I was always a scientist at heart and found medicine was the perfect path to combine the field with my passion for social justice and public health.