Rachel A. Weinheimer, M.D., FACS

Education

• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Houston, TX
• Residency 
  Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Hershey, PA
• Medical Doctorate
  The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Accolades & Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• Dean’s Regional Community Faculty Award, Texas Tech Health Science Center
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Teaching

• Associate clinical professor at Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine - Amarillo branch

Community Service

Dr. Weinheimer regularly volunteers at Heal the City, a non-profit clinic that provides free healthcare to members of the Amarillo community. She supports the Christian Relief Fund, an organization that aims to reduce child poverty.

• Volunteer and Harpist, Women in Surgery Events (2014-2015)
• The Monday Clinic, Manager, Dallas, TX (2009-2013)
• Casa Hogar del Campesino, Hospital Volunteer (2010-2011)

Other Information

Dr. Rachel Weinheimer and her husband, Dr. Kent Weinheimer, have three young children. She enjoys taking walks in the neighborhood, playing tennis, and eating other people’s cooking. She was a performance harpist throughout college, medical school, and residency. She is fluent in Spanish and has spent months working in missionary hospitals throughout South America.