Dr. Rachel Dauterive received her medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. She then completed her internship in internal medicine at Ochsner, followed by a residency in preventive medicine at Tulane University. She also holds a master of public health degree from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Dr. Dauterive has been on staff at Ochsner since April 2019. She is currently practicing obesity medicine with the Comprehensive Weight Loss Program at Ochsner Medical Center, where she helps patients achieve their best healthy weight with a combination of pharmacotherapy, nutrition, physical activity and behavior change.