Professional Practice Leader
Houston Methodist West Hospital
Rachel Miller Abanilla, MSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC has been an OR nurse for more than 20 years with experience in multiple specialties such as Trauma, General, GYN, Plastics, ENT, Ortho, and Neuro. She completed her Master's in Nursing Education in 2021. She has held multiple leadership positions as a charge nurse, service line coordinator, and laser safety officer—currently, the perioperative educator in a 24-suite OR in an acute care community-based hospital. She is a board certified nurse professional development practitioner. She has been an active volunteer leader in the AORN West Houston Chapter 4436 since its inception in 2014.