Vicki Rackner MD, founder and president of Medical Bridges is a board-certified surgeon who left the operating room to follow her passion: empowering patients and family caregivers to take charge of their health. She is a leading authority on the doctor-patient relationship who offers ideas about what to say and what to do to so patients take the fastest, most direct course to optimal health.
Dr. Rackner is committed to helping patients improve their lives in concrete and measurable ways. She draws on a unique combination of experiences that includes treating tens of thousands of patients, holding a clinical faculty position at the University of Washington School of Medicine where she taught medical students to think like doctors, and serving in leadership positions in professional medical organizations. Dr. Rackner, as an expert in over 100 medical malpractice lawsuits, saw how and why medical care gets off track; she uses this wisdom to help keep care on track.
She is frequently interviewed and quoted in the media. She’s been a guest on hundreds of radio shows, including NPR, Martha Stewart Living and Health Talk. She’s quoted in publications that include the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, Reader’s Digest, Bottom Line, Real Simple and Woman’s Living to name a few. She’s served as the Medical Editor for the HOPE Health Letter, a health promotion publication with a monthly circulation of 3.5 million.
Dr. Rackner is an author whose books include The Personal Health Journal, The Biggest Skeleton in Your Doctor’s Closet and Chicken Soup for the Soul Healthy Living Series: Heart Disease. Her articles appear in a wide variety of print and on-line publications. She serves as an expert for the Johnson & Johnson caregiver web site www.StrengthforCaring.com.
She is also a professional speaker who takes great pride in the day she held the rapt attention of a most discerning audience--her son’s second grade class.
