Rachel Sturdivant
MUSC Health East Cooper Medical Pavilion
Office
(843) 792-9200
1600 Midtown Avenue Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
About
Rachel Sturdivant
Dr. Rachel Sturdivant is a clinical associate professor in the Division of Nephrology. Dr. Sturdivant graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School and was inducted into the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha. She initiated her residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed both her residency and her nephrology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina.Since joining the nephrology faculty in 2003, Dr. Sturdivant has focused her time on the care and education of patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. She has served as the medical director of the nephrology anemia clinic since 2003, as the associate program director of the nephrology fellowship program (2003 to 2009) and medical director of the inpatient dialysis unit (2013-2017). She enjoys teaching the future generation of physicians and has been nominated for the Golden Apple Teaching Excellence Award and Teacher of the Month Award several times by her medical students. The nephrology fellows chose her as Best Junior Faculty Teacher in 2006. In 2009 she received the prestigious Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, whose membership advocates compassion in medicine. In 2016, she pursued a coaching certificate in leadership from Georgetown University, which has expanded her ability to counsel patients clearly about their healthcare goals. She maintains a busy clinical practice and prefers to focus on the diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease, transitioning patients to dialysis or transplant, and helping patients design their healthcare for the future.
Primary Specialty
Nephrologist
Practice
MUSC Health East Cooper Medical Pavilion
Gender
Female
Education
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Training
The University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham, The University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham, Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center
Certification
SC, SC-22000, AL, AL-23168, SC-BS6667919, SC-2022000, American Board of Internal Medicine, BLS
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Aetna (PPO), Managed Choice, Open Choice and Exclusive Choice), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace) , BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Blue Choice Blue Option (Exchange Plan), Blue Choice MyChoice (Available as individual commercial product), Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Choice HealthCare (Group Health Plan), Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Cigna, Coventry, Employers Health Network/SC Business Coalition on Health, First Health, Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now), Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) , Medcost, Tricare, United HealthCare, AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Clover Health , Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Blue Choice Medicaid, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Molina Healthcare , WellCare, Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan , First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan, Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
MUSC Health East Cooper Medical Pavilion
Languages
English
Services
Rachel Sturdivant provides nephrology services in Mount Pleasant, SC. A Nephrologist is a physician who provides kidney transplants, dialysis therapy and treatment for kidney disease.
Please call Rachel Sturdivant at (843) 792-9200 to schedule an appointment in Mount Pleasant, SC or to get more information. Additional Services Doctor
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