Dr. Rachel Coel is a Sports Medicine Physician at Kapiolani Bone and Joint Center and is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. She is a board-certified pediatrician and board-certified sports medicine sub-specialist who specializes in concussion, fracture care, and the prevention treatment of all sports injuries.
Dr. Coel grew up in Kailua and graduated from Punahou School. She graduated with high honors and was a competitive collegiate rower at the University of California at Berkeley and received her medical degree and Ph.D. in social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Coel completed her pediatrics residency at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and her sports medicine fellowship training at the University of Colorado.
Dr. Coel served as Co-Medical Director and Fellowship Director of the sports medicine program at Children’s Hospital Colorado, she was Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Colorado, and was a team physician for the University of Denver Pioneers and Colorado high schools. She is the recipient of the PRC Patient Perception 5-Star Award for National Excellence in Healthcare.
In her free time, Dr. Coel enjoys surfing, hiking, biking, outdoor sports, and spending time with her husband and young daughter and son.
