Rachel Wellner Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

Aged 44 (as of 2020), Rachel Wellner is considered one of the top breast surgery oncologists in the country. She has worked in this role for more than a decade at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York. However, the hospital fired her after she was arrested for hitting a police officer with her car illegally parked on a crosswalk.

However, the case was dismissed when the case came to his side. According to Daily Mail reports on April 27, 2019, she filed a $30 million lawsuit against New York City, claiming the officer used excessive force against her. However, she won a $1.2 million lawsuit after successfully pleading the violation of her civil rights when an officer pushed and grabbed her by the arm.

RACHEL WELLER: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

She was born in 1976 in Connecticut, United States of America. The arrest led her to leave Manhattan and move to Miami to live with her 65-year-old mother Susan after the arrest. Regarding her education, she completed her MD at the University of Connecticut and also earned a BA at Dartmouth

After graduating, she worked as a breast surgeon at Montefiore Hospital. After her arrest, the hospital fired Wellner from her job as a senior breast surgeon. Later, the surgeon pinned as a writer and wrote a semi-autobiographical erotic novel. The novel plots around the Jewish female protagonist named Rory whose love interest is the Arab man Amir.

She also made a career as a stand-up comedian shortly after moving to Florida. She performs her stand-up routine at comedy clubs in South Beach, Florida. Moreover, she revealed that she went through a dark period after the arrest. She also considered suicide after feeling humiliated and unable to leave her Midtown Manhattan for weeks.

Lawsuit and controversy:

She was arrested in 2016 for fleeing a traffic ticket after illegally parking her Volvo on a crosswalk to rush into a store. After that, she pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was also fired from her job as a cancer surgeon at the Montefiore Einstein Center. The top surgeon later won a $1.2 million lawsuit against the city, claiming officers used excessive force on him. And according to police reports, she rammed the cop with her illegally parked car as she tried to flee the parking ticket.

Additionally, she told the cops that she was a doctor and had patients to save, adding that she was a hero, not the police. However, the officer later admitted he had come into physical contact with the doctor, but denied using excessive force. Following this, the jury of six women and four men voted unanimously in favor of Wellner. But she awarded less money because she initially filed a $30 million lawsuit. Additionally, she also filed a lawsuit against the Bronx Hospital, but it is still ongoing.

RACHEL WELLNER: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

He has accumulated a good amount of money through his career as a surgeon. But after the arrest, she changed careers to become a writer and comedian. Hence, she has an estimated net worth of around $4 million from her career.

She is quite active on different social media platforms with unverified accounts. On Instagram, she has an account in her name @rachelwellner with 937 followers. There are accounts under his name on Twitter and Facebook with a hundred followers.

RACHEL WELLER: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The stand-up comedian has a slim and fit body that stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs around 63 kg. Other than that, there is no information about his measurements. She has blonde hair color with hazel eye color.