Dr. Rachel Coel is a sports medicine physician board-certified both in general pediatrics and in sports medicine. She specializes in concussion, fracture care, and the prevention and treatment of all sports injuries. Dr. Coel serves as a medical consultant for Hawai'i Concussion Awareness Management Program (HCAMP) and as team physician for Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University, Roosevelt High School, Hawai‘i Baptist Academy, and Le Jardin Academy. Dr. Coel is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine and is a preceptor for medical students and residents. She is actively involved in academic research with a particular interest in concussion. Dr. Coel grew up in Kailua, Hawaii and graduated from Punahou School. She earned her undergraduate degree with High Honors at the University of California at Berkeley and her M.D./Ph.D. degrees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D. in Social Work). Dr. Coel’s previous roles include serving as the co-medical director of the sports medicine program at Children’s Hospital Colorado and as Medical Director of the Center for Sports Medicine at Queen’s Medical Center.

Fracture Care, Concussion, Sprains, Strains, Spine and Joint Injuries and Pain, Sports Nutrition. Publication reviewer, Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Publication reviewer, International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training.

In her free time, Dr. Coel loves surfing, as well as hiking, biking, jogging, swimming, outdoor sports, eating dessert, and spending time with her husband, daughter, and son.

University Of Colorado At Denver

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

A. Patel, T. Zaslow, T. Wren, A. Daoud, K. Campbell, K. Nagle, R.A. Coel. (2019) A Characterization of Sun Protection Attitudes and Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents in the United States. Prev Med Rep. 16: 100988., A.J. Provance, G.H Engelman, E.B. Terhune, & R.A. Coel. (2016) Management of Sport-Related Concussion in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population. Orthopaedics: The Blue Journal. 39(1):24-30., C. Hoyte, MD, E. Terhune, P. Carry, BA, A. McCanta, MD, R.A. Coel, MD, PhD. (2015) Borderline and Long QT and QT-Prolonging Medications in Adolescent Athletes. Journal of Adolescent Health. 57(2):218-21., R.A. Coel, M.D., Ph.D. (2010) Hand Injuries in the Young Athlete. Athletic Therapy Today / International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training. 15(4): 42-45.