Rachel Bender Ignacio M.D., M.P.H.
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Rachel Bender Ignacio M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Specialties
- Infectious diseases
- AIDS care
- HIV care
- Telehealth services
Locations
About Rachel Bender Ignacio
Rachel Bender Ignacio, M.D., M.P.H., is a board certified physician at UW Medical Center and Harborview and an assistant professor of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at UW School of Medicine.
Dr. Bender Ignacio is an infectious diseases specialist who focuses on HIV. She believes that every person deserves excellent care, no matter who they are. She strives to pay attention to the little details that can change someone's experience with health care. She likes to work together with patients to help them learn how to participate in improving their own health.
Dr. Bender Ignacio earned her M.D. and M.P.H. at the UW. Her clinical interests include prevention of HIV infection, treatment of HIV, management of complex infections and infections in recipients of organ transplants. Her research interests include clinical research in HIV, global health, HIV and the immune system, HIV and tuberculosis co-infection, herpes virus infections and HIV-associated cancers.
Personal Interests
Dr. Bender Ignacio loves to travel and do anything outdoors, especially with her husband and two daughters. She is an avid ultimate frisbee player, nordic skier and practitioner of yoga.
Education and Training
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University of WashingtonFellowship, 2015, Infectious DiseasesUniv. of Washington, School of Public Health & Community MedicineMaster, 2014Harvard Medical SchoolTeaching Appointment, 2012Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, 2011, Internal Medicine/Primary CareMassachusetts General HospitalInternship, 2009, Internal MedicineUniv. of Washington, School of MedicineMedical education, 2008
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, 2023, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Infectious Disease, 2014, American Board of Internal Medicine