Rachel Falkner, MD

DermatologyHematology Oncology

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Age Groups Seen

Pediatrics
Teenagers
Adults
Geriatrics

Languages

English

About Rachel Falkner

Biography

Rachel C. Falkner, M.D., F.A.A.D., earned her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology at the University of Alabama before entering medical school at UAB's Heersink School of Medicine. Following graduation from medical school in 2013, she completed internship and residency training as an active duty officer at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. For 8 years, she served as an officer and physician at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Ft. Hood Tx and at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, GA. She returned to UAB as a faculty member for the Department of Dermatology in 2025. She prides herself on providing efficient yet thorough care for each of her patients and believes education is a cornerstone to delivering optimal medical care. When not at work, she enjoys reading sci-fi/fantasy or historical fiction, doing yoga, and spending time with her husband and two daughters.

Faculty Appointment

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

- Oncology Dermatology
- Cosmetic Dermatology
- Autoimmune Conditions

Publications

Helmandollar K, Hoverson K, Falkner R, et al. Diffuse vesiculobullous eruption with systemic findings.
Dermatology Online Journal 24 (5). 2018.

Girijala R L, Falkner R, Dalton S R, et al. Exfoliative cheilitis as a manifestation of factitial cheilitis. Cureus
2018 May 2; 10(5):e2565.

Meyerle JH, Falkner RC, Taylor B, Barber B. Teledermatology in Military Medical Operations, a textbook
in the Borden Institute Textbooks of Military Medicine Series. Currently under revision. Approved for
publication, pending review.

Cunningham R, Kemp J, Sperling L. Another tattoo reaction pitfall: a pink lamb in wolf's clothing. JAMA
Dermatol. 2016 Nov 23. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.4048.

Herrmann, J., Cunningham, R., Cantor, A., Elewski, B., Elmets, C. Tanning accelerators: prevalence,
predictors of use, and adverse effects. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Jan;72(1):99-104.

Harris M, Kimes K, Chern C, Cunningham R, Handfield K, Kentosh J, Meyerle J. Coxsackie A6 infectionatypical
hand-foot-mouth disease in the US military: A case series. Glob Dermatol, 1: DOI:
10.15761/GOD.1000106. Available 2014 Oct 24 at www.oatext.com

Locations

Dermatology at the Whitaker Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 500 22nd Street South, Floor 3, Birmingham, AL 35233
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DERMATOLOGY CLINIC OF UAB HOSPITAL AT UAB MEDICAL WEST
- 5000 Medical West Way, Suite 602, Bessemer, AL 35022
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Hematology Oncology at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 5, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- phone: 205-801-9034