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Cooper Clinic Platinum Expands Concierge Medical Practice to Meet Demand with Dr. Riva Rahl
Cooper Clinic Platinum Expands Concierge Medical Practice to Meet Demand with Dr. Riva Rahl
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06/16/2020
Cooper Clinic Platinum Expands Concierge Medical Practice to Meet Demand
Preventive Medicine Physician Dr. Riva Rahl Joins Platinum Practice
DALLAS (June 16, 2020) – Cooper Clinic Platinum, the concierge medical practice at Cooper Clinic in Dallas, is expanding its physician team with the addition of preventive medicine physician Riva Rahl, MD. Dr. Rahl joined Cooper Clinic as a preventive medicine physician in 2005. Visit cooperclinicplatinum.com or call 972.367.6446 for additional information.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Riva Rahl to the Cooper Clinic Platinum team,” said Camron Nelson, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Clinic. “Dr. Rahl has been an exemplary physician for our Cooper Clinic patients, bringing a personal level of trust and advocacy to her patient interactions that will serve her well as a member of the Platinum team.”
Dr. Rahl joins the Cooper Clinic Platinum team to provide Platinum members 24/7 access and comprehensive care, priority appointments for primary and acute care, personalized referrals to specialists, priority hospitalization admission at leading area hospitals, in addition to other benefits. The Platinum practice was launched in 2010, with Michael Chapman, MD and includes Emily Hebert, MD, and Medical Director Christopher D. Abel, MD.
”Joining our Cooper Clinic Platinum practice gives me the rare opportunity to meet the needs of patients by focusing on both their preventive and primary health care,” said Riva Rahl, MD. “With Cooper Clinic Platinum, members are able to receive the medical attention they need 24 hours a day, seven days a week, bringing back a level of trust to the doctor/patient relationship.”
Dr. Rahl graduated with a double Bachelor of Arts from Rice University and earned her medical degree from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. While completing her internal medicine internship and residency, along with a residency in emergency medicine, at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, she served as chief medical resident. Dr. Rahl is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Riva Rahl is also an author of the book Physical Activity and Health Guidelines (Human Kinetics, 2010). Dr. Rahl is a distance runner and won several marathons, include the Dallas White Rock Marathon (2000) and the Cowtown Marathon (2000, 2002 and 2008). In 2019, she was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame. Dr. Rahl was selected for the Texas Medical Association Leadership College and is active on the Board of Directors for The Dallas Marathon and the Membership Committee of the Dallas County Medical Society, having recently served on the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas Board of Directors.
Platinum is a fee-based service, with several pricing options for adults ages 17 and above. Integrating preventive and primary care, fitness, nutrition and life balance, Platinum physicians provide comprehensive care, looking at a patient’s health from all 360 degrees. Visit cooperclinicplatinum.com to learn more.
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