Eric Rachlin, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English
929 Gessner Road, Suite 1600,
Houston,
TX
77024
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2021
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Eric Rachlin is a fellowship-trained bariatric surgeon. He earned his Bachelor of Science in neurobiology from The University of Texas at Austin in 2009, where he graduated magna cum laude. He earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in 2015.
He completed his General Surgery residency in 2020 at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery fellowship at Memorial Hermann Memorial City in Houston in 2021.
Dr. Rachlin enjoys spending time with his daughters, walking his dogs, playing golf, watching Houston professional sports, and reading.
Fun Facts
Not everyone knows this about Dr. Rachlin, but he taught high school science and coached girls varsity soccer for two years before going to medical school.
His guilty pleasure is watching old-school Adam Sandler movies.
- Raleigh Ross Scholar – Texas Surgical Society outstanding general surgery resident award, 2019
- Outstanding surgical resident teaching award, 2017 and 2018
- Outstanding general surgery medical student award, 2015
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Scholarship recipient, 2014
Publications
- Omer S, Cornwell LD, Bakshi A, Rachlin E, Preventza O, Rosengart TK, Coselli JS, LeMaire SA, Petersen NJ, Patakos G, Bakaeen FG (2016). “Incidence, Predictors, and Impact of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Military Veterans.” Texas Heart Institute Journal: 43(5): 397-403.
- Rachlin E., Galvani C (2018), “Metabolic Surgery as a Treatment option for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Surgical View.” Current Diabetes Reports 18: 113.
- Zimmerman A, Rachlin E, Rog C, Hsu C, Silberfein E (2017). “Pelvic Exenteration for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in a Safety Net Hospital.” Academic Surgical Congress
- Chai C, Rachlin E (2018) “Robotic Assisted Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Cancer.” Video Abstract. American College of Surgeons
- Anand J, Ganapathy A, Khouqeer A, Rachlin E, Tsai P, Gilani R (2015). “Comparative trends in the management of peripheral vascular injury at an urban level one trauma center: trauma vs. vascular surgery.” Society for Vascular Surgery
- Coselli JS, de la Cruz K, Preventza O, LeMaire S (2018) “Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms.” Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, Fifth Edition. 1075-1099. (Acknowledgement)
- Zimmerman A, Rachlin E, Rog C, Hsu C, Silberfein E (2017). “Pelvic Exenteration for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in a Safety Net Hospital.” Baylor College of Medicine Research Day 2018
Research
- Department of General Surgery, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas, 2018
- Manuscript: Bariatric Surgery as a Treatment Option for Type 2 Diabetes: Surgical View
- Department of General Surgery, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas, 2018
- Manuscript: Pelvic Exenteration for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in a Safety Net Hospital
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA, Houston, Texas, 2015
- Manuscript: Incidence, Predictors, and Impact of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Military Veterans
- Department of General Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA, Houston, Texas, 2013
- Project: Abdominal Wall Medialization Following Laparoscopic Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair
- Project: Evaluation of Intraoperative Measurements of Hernia Defects During Laparoscopic Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair
Hospital Affiliations
- HCA Houston Healthcare - Medical Center
- Memorial Hermann - Memorial City Medical Center
Accepted Insurance
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus