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Rushani Saltzman, MD
Areas of expertise: Asthma, Environmental allergies, Food allergies, Food desensitization
About Rushani Saltzman, MD
Titles
Attending Physician
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Allergy and Immunology – American Board of Allergy and Immunology
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2022, Top Physicians in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, South Jersey Magazine
2021-2022, Top Physicians for Children, South Jersey Magazine
2021, Top Female Doctors, South Jersey Magazine
2019 Master Clinician Awardee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Fellow
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
Research Interests
Food allergy
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Internship
General Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
General Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship
Allergy and Immunology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2018
Wang KY, Lee J, Cianferoni A, Ruffner MA, Dean A, Saltzman RW, et al. Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome Food Challenges: Experience from a Large Referral Center. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Sep 20. pii: S2213-2198(18)30585-3. PMID: 30243880
Capucilli P, Cianferoni A, Fiedler J, Gober L, Pawlowski N, Saltzman R, et al. Differences in egg and milk food challenge outcomes based on tolerance to the baked form. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Jul 21. pii: S1081-1206(18)30581-7. PMID: 30036581
2017
Cianferoni A, Saltzman R, Saretta F, Barni S Dudek E, Kelleher M, Spergel JM. Invariant natural killer cells change after an oral allergy desensitization protocol for cow's milk. Clin Exp Allergy. 2017 Nov;47(11):1390-1397.
2015
Gupta M, Sindher S, Saltzman R, Heimall J. Evaluation and subsequent safe administration of rabies vaccine to a child presumably allergic to the gelatin content of PCECV Rabavert. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Mar-Apr;3(2):281-2. PMID: 25609331
2013
Cianferoni A, Khullar K, Saltzman R, Fiedler J, Garrett JP, Naimi DR, Spergel JM. Oral food challenge to wheat: a near-fatal anaphylaxis and review of 93 food challenges in children. World Allergy Organ J. 2013 Aug 21;6(1):14. doi: 10.1186/1939-4551-6-14. PMID: 23965733
2012
Heimall J, Keller M, Saltzman R, Bunin N, McDonald-McGinn D, Zakai E, et al. Diagnosis of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and artemis deficiency in two children with T-B-NK+ immunodeficiency. J Clin Immunol. 2012 Oct;32(5):1141-4. PMID: 22864628
Saltzman RW, Brown-Whitehorn TF. Gastrointestinal syndromes associated with food allergies. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2012 Aug;42(7):164-90. PMID: 22795240
Novel mutation in STXBP2 prevents IL-2-induced natural killer cell cytotoxicity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. Saltzman RW, Monaco-Shawver L, Zhang K, Sullivan KE, Filipovich AH, Orange JS. 2012 Jun;129(6):1666-8. PMID: 22336081
Saltzman RW, Albin S, Russo P, Sullivan KE. Clinical conditions associated with PCP in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 May;47(5):510-6. PMID: 22009851
2011
Saltzman RW, Albin S, Russo P, Sullivan KE. Clinical conditions associated with PCP in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. Epub 2011 Oct 18. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21577. Cited in PubMed; PMID 22009851.
Karamchandani-Patel G, Hanson EP, Saltzman R, Kimball CE, Sorensen RU, Orange JS. Congenital alterations of NEMO glutamic acid 223 result in hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency with normal serum IgG levels. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Jul;107(1):50-6. Epub 2011 May 4. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21704885.
Jyonouchi S, Abraham V, Orange JS, Spergel JM, Gober L, Dudek E, et al. Invariant natural killer T cells from children with versus without food allergy exhibit differential responsiveness to milk-derived sphingomyelin. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jul;128(1):102-109.e13. Epub 2011 Apr 1. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21458849.
Orange JS, Roy-Ghanta S, Mace EM, Maru S, Rak GD, Sanborn KB, et al. IL-2 induces a WAVE2-dependent pathway for actin reorganization that enables WASp-independent human NK cell function. J Clin Invest. 2011 Apr 1;121(4):1535-48. doi: 10.1172/JC144862. Epub 2011 Mar 7. Cited in PubMed; PMID 21383498.
2009
Forbes LR, Saltzman RW, Spergel JM. Food allergies and atopic dermatitis: differentiating myth from reality. Pediatr Ann. 2009 Feb;38(2):84-90. Cited in PubMed; PMID 19263783. No abstract available.