Rebecca Caldwell, M.D.

Professional Background

Dr. Rebecca Caldwell is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Caldwell grew up in Kansas City, KS, and is honored to care for her home community. She obtained her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Psychology at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA, before returning to Kansas City for medical school at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She then completed her general surgery training at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI. She returned to the University of Kansas Medical Center for her Surgical Critical Care fellowship.
Dr. Caldwell has a special interest in the post-hospitalization care of traumatically injured patients, and her research focuses on how to best provide for this patient population.