Rachel J Shustak, MD MSCE
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Trainee Education, Cardiac Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Public Health)
Johns Hopkins University, 2009.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 2014.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2022.
Permanent linkBA (Public Health)
Johns Hopkins University, 2009.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 2014.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2022.
Description of Research Expertise
Pediatric Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Infant Single Ventricle Monitoring, Preventive Pediatric Cardiology, Social Determinants of HealthSelected Publications
Wright LK, Cabrera AG, Carrillo SA, Cua CL, Davis JA, Shustak RJ, Texter K, Nandi D.: Single Ventricle Infant Deaths Without Transplant Referral: Room for Improvement? Pediatr Cardiol May 2026.Vaiyani D, Gupta M, DeWitt AG, Shustak R, Favilla E, Pinto E, Biroc L, Yowell M, Dori Y, Smith CL.: Lymphatic Complications in Congenital Heart Disease. Semin Roentgenol April 2026.
Bainton J, Trachtenberg FL, Freemon D, Fremed MA, Klingman E, Lambert LM, McCrary AW, McCrindle BW, Rathge K, Sadhwani A, Segar DE, Shustak RJ, Sood E, Uzark K, Votava-Smith JK, Woodard Kline F, Mussatto KA.: Stress, coping, protective factors, and quality of life in parents of infants with CHD: associations with state anxiety. Cardiol Young 36: 1-15, Apr 2026.
Dori Y, Pinto E, Biroc L, Gillespie MJ, Callahan R, Tang J, O'Byrne ML, Ford B, Vaiyani D, DeWitt AG, Merrill D, Shinde D, Favilla E, Shustak R, Escobar FA, Krishnamurthy G, Srinivasan A, Rome JJ, Smith CL.: Percutaneous Thoracic Duct Externalization and Autotransfusion in Patients With Lymphatic Failure Due to Elevated Central Venous Pressure. Circ Cardiovasc Interv Oct 2025.
Shustak RJ, Perlstein A, Artis AS, Tomlinson AZ, Tam V, Martino G, Brothers JA: Health Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment of Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Journal of Pediatrics 281, June 2025.
Ilana Schwartz, Jan Leonard, Alexis Zavez, Luma Essaid, Alyson Stagg, Chitra Ravishankar, Therese Giglia, Monique Gardner, Rachel Shustak: Brain natriuretic Peptide is Not Predictive of Days Alive and Out of Hospital During the Interstage Period in Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Circulation 150(Suppl_1), Nov 2024.
Perlstein A, Artis AS, Tomlinson AZ, Tam V, Martino G, Brothers JA: Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment of Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Circulation 150(Suppl_1), Nov 2024.
Shustak RJ, Rossano JW.: Visceral Adiposity-A Novel Early-Life Risk Factor for Preclinical Atherosclerosis in Adolescence. JAMA Netw Open 7(1): e2434648, Sep 2024.
Shustak RJ, Brothers JA, Daniels SR: Identification and Management of Children with Dyslipidemia. Lifestyle Medicine, 4th edition. Taylor & Francis, Sep 2024 Notes: Chapter.
Reddy KP, Ludomirsky AB, Jones AL, Shustak RJ, Faerber JA, Naim MY, Lopez KN, Mercer-Rosa LM.: Racial, ethnic, and socio-economic disparities in neonatal ICU admissions among neonates born with cyanotic CHD in the United States, 2009-2018. Cardiol Young 24(1): 1-8, Apr 2024.