Rakesh Mistry, MD, MS

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Rakesh Mistry, MD, MS, is an attending physician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with multiple editorial and academic positions.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ

Residency

Pediatrics - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Board Certification

Emergency Medicine – American Board of Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics

Graduate Degree

MS - Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Publications

Papers

2013

Aronson PL, Henderson AA, Anupindi SA, Servaes S, Markowitz RI, McLoughlin RJ, Woodford AL, Mistry RD. Comparison of clinicians to radiologists in assessment of abdominal radiographs for suspected intussusception. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 May;29(5):584-7. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828e62d6. PMID: 23603646.

Books

Chapters

2011

Mistry RD: Pertussis. In Fleisher & Ludwig’s The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, and Scarfone RJ (eds). 1st ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2011: 742-3.

Mistry RD: Malaria. In Fleisher & Ludwig’s The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, and Scarfone RJ (eds). 1st ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2011:602-3.

Mistry RD: Heat Illness. In Fleisher & Ludwig’s The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, and Scarfone RJ (eds). 1st ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2011:468-9.  

2009

Mistry RD. Breast Lesions (Chapter 11). In Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5th ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2009: 760-1  

2008

Iyer S, Mistry RD: Septic Arthritis. In Schwartz MW: The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2008: 760-1.

Iyer S, Mistry RD: Cytomegalovirus. In Schwartz MW: The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2008: 248-9.

Mistry RD: Malaria. In Schwartz MW: The 5 Minute Pediatric Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2008: 504-5  

2007

Mistry RD, Gorelick MH: Urinary Tract Infection (Chapter 33). In Baren, Brennan, Brown, Rothrock: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 1st ed., Mosby, St. Louis, MO. 2007: 299-305.  

2004

Mistry RD: Scarlet Fever (Chapter 16-7). In Greenberg M: Greenberg’s Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 1st ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2004: 565

Mistry RD: Pertussis (Chapter 16-4). In Greenberg M: Greenberg’s Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 1st ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2004: 550-551

Mistry RD: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Chapter 20-1) In Greenberg M: Greenberg’s Text-Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 1st ed., Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. 2004: 700-701

Posters and Presentations

2012

Mistry RD, Shapiro DJ, Goyal MK, Zaoutis TE, Gerber JS, Liu C, Hersh AL. Therapeutic Differences and Geographic Variability for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the United States. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Section of Emergency Medicine Poster Session, Boston, MA, May 2012

Mistry RD, Shapiro DJ, Goyal MK, Zaoutis TE, Gerber JS, Liu C, Hersh AL. Therapeutic Differences and Geographic Variability for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the United States. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Section of Emergency Medicine Poster Session, Boston, MA, May 2012

2011

March 12-15, 2011 Pediatric Emergence Medicine: Detection, Diagnosis, and Developing Treatment Plans. American Medical Seminars, Temple University CME, Sarasota, FL.

Henderson AA, McLoughlin RJ, Aronson PL, Anupindi SA, Servaes S, Markowitz RI, Mistry RD. Plain Radiographs compared to Ultrasound for Emergency Department Screening for Intussusception. Platform Presentation American Academic of Pediatrics National Conference Section on Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA, October 2011

November 2, 2011 Infectious Disease Workshop. 27th Annual Intensive Course in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

June 4, 2011 Collaboration and Education: Defining the Future of Pediatric Care in Emergency Medicine. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Didactic Session. Boston, MA.

June 4, 2011 Where is the Evidence? Current Evidence and Future Progression of Common Pediatric Emergency Conditions. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Didactic Session. Boston, MA.

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

Academic Emergency Medicine, Peer-Reviewer
Academic Pediatrics, Peer Reviewer
Journal of the American Medical Association, Peer-Reviewer
Journal of Pediatrics, Peer-Reviewer
Health Policy, Peer-Reviewer
Pediatrics, Peer-Reviewer
Pediatric Emergency Care, Peer-Reviewer
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Peer-Reviewer

Academic and Institutional Committees

2011-present, Division of Emergency Medicine Scientific Review Committee
2010-present, CHOP Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
2010-present, Faculty Mentor and Member of Clinical Competency Committee, Pediatric Residency Program
2007-present, Division of Emergency Medicine Billing/Compliance Task Force
2006-present, Health Information Management Committee
2005-present, Division of Emergency Medicine Education Committee