## About

Rachel A. Achu-Lopes, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where she serves as Director of Obstetric Anesthesiology. Dr. Achu-Lopes is also an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Opportunity and Engagement for the Department of Anesthesiology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Achu-Lopes earned her medical degree from Ross University School ...  of Medicine in Barbados and completed her residency training in anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center. She has experience in managing complex deliveries, high-risk pregnancies, maternal hemorrhage, and postpartum pain management.

She has several publications on her research interests, which include pain management during pregnancy and racial disparities in healthcare.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Anesthesiology](/departments/anesthesiology), [Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Care](/departments/obstetrics-and-gynecology/obstetrics/labor-delivery-and-postpartum-care)
- ### Specialties
    
    General and obstetrical anesthesiology; obstetric analgesia; epidural analgesia; epidurals; high-risk pregnancy; postpartum pain management
- ### Pronouns
    
    She/Her
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.638.8000](tel:617.638.8000)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Yawkey Center  
    [850 Harrison Ave.  
    4th Floor  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Director of Opportunity and Engagement, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center/Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
- ### Research Interests
    
    Pain management in pregnancy; racial disparities in healthcare
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados, 2013
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

  [View profile](https://profiles.bu.edu/Rachel.Achu)

 

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