Rachel P. Mehendale, MD
- Instructor in Neurology at CUMC

Rachel Mehendale, MD is an instructor in neurology at CUIMC, in the Division of Critical Care and Hospitalist Neurology. Dr. Mehendale graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a dual major in Plan II Honors and Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, followed by the University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio for her medical doctorate. She was at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston for her intern year and graduated from Columbia Neurology residency in 2018. As a neurohospitalist, Dr. Mehendale’s clinical interest includes stroke and translplant neurology, and her research interests include quality improvement and outcomes in stroke.
Departmental Appointments
- Department of Neurology
Areas of Expertise
- Neurology
- Neuro Critical Care
Education & Training
- University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: Baylor Affiliated Hospitals
Locations
CUMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Fort Washington Avenue
8GS-300
New York, NY 10032- Phone:
- (646) 426-3876
Provider Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Insurance Programs
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- Aetna [EPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, NY Signature, POS, PPO, Signature Administrators, Student Health]
- Cigna [EPO, Great West, HMO, POS, PPO]
- Emblem/GHI [HMO, Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
- Emblem/HIP [ConnectiCare, EPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO, Select Care (Exchange), Vytra]
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield [Blue Priority, EPO, HMO, Medicare (Mediblue), NYP Employee Plan, Pathway (Exchange), POS, PPO]
- Local 1199 [Local 1199]
- MagnaCare [MagnaCare]
- Multiplan [Multiplan]
- Oxford Health Plans [Freedom, Liberty, Medicare Managed Care]
- UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, Compass (Exchange), EPO, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO]
This provider does not accept new patients