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General Surgeon Rachel Zehr to Join Lewis County
Surgical Associates Medical Staff on September 11
Published: August 22, 2023
at 12:45 p.m.
By: Press Release from Lewis County Health System
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
August 22, 2023
General Surgeon
Rachel Zehr MD to Join
Lewis County
Surgical Associates Medical Staff on September 11
 LOWVILLE, NY - Lewis County
Health System is proud to announce that General Surgeon Rachel B. Zehr,
M.D., will join the General Surgery team at Lewis County Surgical
Associates on Monday, September 11, 2023.
"I am
looking forward to returning home and providing local access to surgical
care for the residents of Lewis County and neighboring communities,"
stated Rachel Zehr, M.D.
Dr. Zehr grew up
in Lowville and was a 2002 Lowville Academy Central School graduate. She
completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Eastern Mennonite
University, Harrisonburg, VA, followed by a Mennonite Voluntary Service
assignment in San Antonio, TX. Dr.
Zehr earned her M.D. degree in May of 2012 at SUNY Upstate Medical
University, Syracuse, NY, and her General Surgery Residency at Bassett
Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY. She
is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery and an Associate Fellow
of the American College of Surgeons.
"I am so
thankful that Dr. Zehr will return to her hometown and bring her
exceptional skills, training, empathy, and compassion to care for our
family, friends, and neighbors here in Lewis County," stated Sean
Harney, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Employed Practices at Lewis County
Health System.
Dr. Zehr
currently practices in Oneonta and Cooperstown, NY, and provides a broad
range of surgical care, including minimally invasive Laparoscopic
Surgery. She serves as Surgical
Division Chief and Medical Staff Secretary/Treasurer at A.O. Fox Hospital,
Oneonta, NY, and is a Volunteer Faculty member at SUNY Upstate Medical
University, Syracuse, NY.
Dr. Zehr joins
General Surgeons Jon Baker, M.D., Steve Kwon, M.D., and David Vivas, M.D.,
at Lewis County Surgical Associates located on the main campus in
Lowville.
Patients can
request a referral through their local primary care provider, or for more
information or to schedule an appointment directly; please call
315-376-5163.
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Photo: Rachel B. Zehr, M.D.
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