Department of Otolaryngology

Rachel Whelan, MD

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

Dr. Rachel Whelan is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Mercy, specializing in Sleep Medicine. She received her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Whelan also completed an Otolaryngology Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

Education & Training

  • 2010: Bachelor of Science, Exercise Physiology & Biology, University of South Carolina, Honors College
  • 2014: Doctor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • 2014-2019: Resident Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • 2019-2020: Fellowship in Pediatric Otolarngology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • 2020-2021: Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania