Biography
Born and raised in Binghamton, NY, Dr. Rachel Friedman is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed her residency in OB-GYN at Brown University’s Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, RI, where she also served as Chief Resident. Since that time she has been caring for women in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She worked in Boston for the Massachusetts’ General Hospital’s OB-GYN faculty practice for several years until coming to Manhattan to work in a private practice. She joined Concorde Medical Group in 2012 to practice general Gynecology. In 2024, Dr. Friedman received the Patient’s Choice Award.
Dr. Friedman’s primary interests are the treatment of abnormal pap smears, family planning, menopause, and gynecologic health in women on the hypermobility spectrum. In her practice. Dr. Friedman’s commitment is to provide compassionate, respectful and evidence-based care. Her goal is to treat each patient as she would treat a family member.
Academic Titles
Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Medical School
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD, 2001
Internship
Women & Infants Hospital, Brown Medical School, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001-2003
Residency
Women & Infants Hospital, Brown Medical School, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002-2005
Board Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006
Insurances Accepted
Aetna
Cigna
CIIPA-NSLIJHS
Connecticare (applies to services rendered in NYS for Connecticare Commercial members ONLY)
Emblem (GHI) except for Emblem Millennium Network for all lines of business
Emblem (HIP) except Emblem Reserve (VIP Reserve) Medicare Plan
Empire BCBS except EBCBS Medicaid HMO and Empire MediBlue HealthPlus Select (HMO)
Medicare
Railroad Medicare (Palmetto)
Humana Medicare
MagnaCare
Northwell Direct
Oxford Plans except Oxford Metro
UHC Plans except UHC Core, UHC Charter Networks and Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare NYS Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
Concorde Medical Group participates with the above payors Commercial, Medicare and Individual Exchange Plans