Rachel Scheraga, MD

Critical Care Medicine

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Age Groups Seen

Adult

Languages

English

Gender

Female

About Rachel Scheraga

Biography

Dr. Scheraga is an Associate Staff Physician at the Respiratory Institute and holds a secondary appointment in the Lerner Research Institute Department of Pathobiology, where her research focus is Acute Lung Injury and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). In the laboratory of Dr. Mitchell Olman, Dr. Scheraga has started to investigate the role of a calcium ion channel in macrophage function and activation. Determining the molecular mechanisms of immunologic function will aid in the treatment of multiple diseases. Her current research is focused on targeting unregulated pulmonary inflammation leading to tissue injury and fibrosis. In addition, Dr. Scheraga treats patients in the medical intensive care unit where patients develop progressive lung injury for which there is no current treatment. She also supervises trainees in the intensive care unit and teaches medical students about the immunology of pulmonary infections where she is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.

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Education & Board Certifications

Education

Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Fellowship: National Institute of Health - Cancer Institute, 2013
Fellowship: University of Maryland, 2012
Residency: University of Maryland, 2009
Medical Education: Temple University School of Medicine, 2006

Board Certifications

Critical Care Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2013
Pulmonary Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012

Professional Highlights

Since joining the staff of the Cleveland Clinic in 2013, Dr.Scheraga has been invited to present her research findings as a late-breaking abstract at the American Thoracic Society International Conference and American Society of Matrix Biology. She reviews manuscripts for the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and was asked to write an invited Editorial.

Professional Memberships

American Thoracic Society, American Society for Matrix Biology; American College of Chest Physician; Society of Critical Care Medicine

Research & Publications

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As of 2026-01-13, Dr. Scheraga has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing.

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