From a press release:
Through a collaboration with Hope Women’s Cancer Center and Cancer Care of Western North Carolina, Rachel E. Raab, MD will be providing care for patients at Hope Women’s Cancer Center, an affiliate of Mission Health. Dr. Raab joined Cancer Care of Western North Carolina in June of this year. Previously, she served as interim division chief of hematology and oncology at East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina.
Dr. Raab will be working jointly with David J. Hetzel, MD, Tim Vanderkwaak, MD, Blair Harkness, MD and Ashley Case, MD at Hope Women’s Cancer Center. Hope Women’s Cancer Center provides regular mammography, 3D mammography, diagnostic testing and treatment for breast disease in addition to the treatment of gynecologic cancers by a board certified, fellowship-trained team of providers.
“We are delighted to announce that Dr. Raab will be expanding her reach of care,” said Jonathan Bailey, Vice President of Operations, Mission Health. “In her time with Cancer Care of WNC, Dr. Raab has demonstrated a high level of care and integrity for her patients, and we are confident that her excellent level of evidence based care and expertise will be an asset for Hope Women’s Cancer Center as well.”
Dr. Raab earned her medical degree from East Carolina University School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina. She completed her internal medicine residency and fellowship in hematology and oncology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York. Dr. Raab is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and oncology. Dr. Raab has also been published in numerous scholarly journals and maintains a special interest in caring for patients with breast cancer.
“I am honored to be practicing at both Cancer Care of Western North Carolina and Hope Women’s Cancer Center,” said Dr. Raab. “It is my deep commitment to ensure that I provide each of my patients with the highest level of care possible, ensuring that they receive the treatment and procedures needed to continue living a full life.”
Since 1992, Hope Women’s Cancer Center has been dedicated to providing women with the best possible healthcare. Specializing in gynecologic and breast cancer treatment, our expert physicians and staff feel privileged to provide patients with the latest in medical technology and practices in the warmest and most comfortable of environments.
Appointments can be made at Hope Women’s Cancer Center by calling (828) 670-8403. Hope is located at 100 Ridgefield Court, Asheville, NC 28806
About Mission Health
Mission Health, based in Asheville, North Carolina, is the state’s sixth-largest health system and the region’s only not-for-profit, independent community hospital system governed and managed exclusively in western North Carolina. Mission Health has been recognized as one of the nations
Top 15 Health Systems 2012-2015 by Truven Health Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters. Mission Health is the only health system in the nation to receive this recognition four years in a row, and the only health system in North Carolina to achieve Top 15 recognition.
Mission Health, which traces its roots in the region back to 1885, operates six hospitals, numerous outpatient and surgery centers, post-acute care provider CarePartners, long-term acute care provider Asheville Specialty Hospital and the region’s only dedicated Level II trauma center. Its medical staff consists of more than 1,000 physicians and is certified in more than 50 medical specialties and sub-specialties. Mission Health has seven Centers of Excellence: Cancer, Heart, Mission Children’s Hospital, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Trauma and Women’s Health. Mission Hospital, located in Asheville, is the system’s flagship hospital and is licensed for 763 beds. It is the regional referral center for tertiary and quaternary care. It also includes Mission Children’s Hospital – the region’s only children’s hospital. Other Mission Health member hospitals include Angel Medical Center in Franklin, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, McDowell Hospital in Marion and Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. With approximately 10,700 employees and 2,000 volunteers, Mission Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people of western North Carolina. For more information, please visit mission-health.org or @MissionHealthNC.
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