Rachel H. Danowit

Rachel H. Danowit, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah, providing anesthesia for diverse surgical procedures with dual board certification in Anesthesiology and Chronic Interventional Pain.

Her education includes:

• M.D. from Medical College of Wisconsin
• Anesthesiology Residency at University of Utah
• Chronic Pain Fellowship at University of Utah
• Internship at St. Joseph Hospital
• B.S. in Chemistry (Biology minor) from Saint Norbert College

Her research centers on pain management and regional anesthesia techniques, specializing in interventional approaches for chronic pain conditions. Clinical work emphasizes optimizing postoperative recovery through advanced nerve block methodologies and multimodal analgesia strategies.

Publications reveal dual expertise: the 2014 orthopedic study investigated femoral nerve blocks in knee surgery, while the 2007 biochemical paper examined DNA supercoiling mechanisms, indicating both clinical and foundational science contributions.