Rebecca Helfrich, MD

Rebecca Helfrich is an Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky. She is an academic hospitalist and co-director of the Hospital Perioperative Medicine and Consult Service. She earned her medical degree and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Indiana University School of Medicine. During her residency, she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Helfrich started her career in academic medicine at Loyola University Medical Center where she was involved in curriculum development for the Perioperative Medicine Resident Elective for Internal Medicine residents. She was also active in teaching medical students.

Since transitioning to the University of Kentucky, Dr. Helfrich helped develop the Hospital Perioperative Medicine and Consult Service, including the development of a core curriculum on perioperative medicine for Internal Medicine residents. She continues to be involved in medical student education through leading small group sessions. She has worked with the departments of anesthesiology and cardiology to develop a preoperative transthoracic echo protocol to be used on hospitalized patients.

Dr. Helfrich has completed the TEACH Certificate Program through the Society of General Internal Medicine and continues to be active in this program. She enjoys teaching the art of medicine to residents and students.

Dr. Helfrich lives in Lexington, KY with her husband and almost two-year-old daughter. In addition to medicine, she enjoys spending as much time with her family as possible, ballroom dancing, and visiting the national parks.