Brown University
B.A., Human Biology and Spanish Literature; honors.
Rachel Gutkin,
M.D., M.P.H.
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Pacific Perinatal Center
Prenatal diagnosis, ultrasonography, and care for medically complicated pregnancies. Dr. Gutkin emphasizes listening and helping patients understand their options.
Listening is part
of the care.
Dr. Gutkin joined Pacific Perinatal Center as an associate physician in 2015. Her clinical focus includes prenatal diagnosis, ultrasound, and complex maternal and fetal care.
She speaks fluent Spanish. Outside medicine, she enjoys time with her husband and three children, mystery novels, and movies.
Education &
advanced training.
University of California, Irvine
M.D.; Janet M. Glasgow Award (top 10% of class), James H. McClure Award for outstanding academic performance in Obstetrics & Gynecology; Alpha Omega Alpha membership.
UCLA · David Geffen School of Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology; chief resident and outstanding residency teaching award.
University of California, Los Angeles
Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
UCLA School of Public Health
M.P.H., epidemiology, earned during her Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship; child and family health leadership training; Raymond Goodman scholarship for academic excellence.
Clinical leadership.
Community connection.
After fellowship, she spent three years as UCLA assistant clinical faculty and OBGYN chief quality officer. Her decade at UCLA included research, public-health publications, and resident and fellow mentorship.
She serves on OBGYN committees at Torrance Memorial and Little Company of Mary. Memberships include SMFM, ACOG, and the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Professional connections.
Professional affiliations
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine California Prenatal Screening Program Nuchal Translucency Quality Review Program International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and GynecologyHospital affiliations
Little Company of Mary Hospital · Torrance Torrance Memorial Medical Center · TorrancePractice information from Pacific Perinatal Center.