Rachel A. Hadler, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a BA in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University and a MD from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She completed postgraduate training in anesthesiology, intensive care and palliative medicine, and strives to integrate her training across three often separate practice domains. Dr. Hadler initially became interested in healthcare while working in antibiotic stewardship research as an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins, and throughout her training and career has remained interested in resource allocation and guardianship across a variety of care settings. Her current research focuses on communication and decision-making surrounding aggressive interventions in critically and terminally ill patients. In the past, she has also worked on a variety of health policy and outcomes research projects. Dr. Hadler is a former Fulbright Scholar, Fellow at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics, and Max Kade Fellow, and continues to explore how historical and cultural precedent impacts medical ethics today.