Rushani Saltzman, MD Rushani Saltzman, MD, is an attending physician with the Division of Allergy at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Areas of Expertise: Food allergies, Food desensitization, Asthma Locations: Specialty Care & Surgery Center, Voorhees; Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care Patient Ratings: ★★★★★ ★★★★★ | Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467) Education and Training Medical SchoolMD - Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA InternshipGeneral Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ResidencyGeneral Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA FellowshipAllergy and Immunology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Board CertificationAllergy and ImmunologyPediatrics Titles and Academic Titles Attending PhysicianClinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Conditions Treated Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) Departments and Services Allergy Program Food Allergy Center Division of Allergy and Immunology Publications Papers2018 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. Read the abstract 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. Read the abstract 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. Read the abstract 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. Read the article 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. Abstracts2011 Saltzman RW, Monaco-Shawver L, Sullivan KE, Orange JS. Novel mutation in syntaxin-binding protein 2 (STXBP2) in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5 (FHL-5) prevents IL-2-induced natural killer cell cytotoxicity and degranulation [abstract]. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb;127(2):Suppl 1:AB289. Saltzman RW, Monaco-Shawver L, Sullivan KE, Orange JS. Novel mutation in syntaxin-binding protein 2 (STXBP2) in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5 (FHL-5) prevents IL-2-induced natural killer cell cytotoxicity and degranulation [abstract presentation]. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; 2011 Mar 18-21; San Francisco, CA. Saltzman RW, Monaco-Shawver L, Sullivan KE, Orange JS. Novel mutation in syntaxin-binding protein 2 (STXBP2) in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5 (FHL-5) prevents IL-2-induced natural killer cell cytotoxicity and degranulation [abstract presentation]. 21st Annual Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Poster Day; 2011 Feb; Philadelphia, PA. Albin S, Saltzman RW, Russo P, Sullivan K. Clinical conditions associated with PCP in children [abstract]. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb;127(2):Suppl 1:AB289. Albin S, Saltzman RW, Russo P, Sullivan K. Clinical conditions associated with PCP in children [abstract presentation]. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; 2011 Mar 18-21; San Francisco, CA. Jyonouchi S, Abraham V, Spergel J, Dudek E, Saltzman R, Orange L, et al. Children with cow's milk allergy have reduced levels of invariant natural killer T cells (inkts) that exhibit a greater Th2 responsiveness to cow's milk-derived sphingomyelin (milk-sm). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Feb;127(2):Suppl 1:AB325. 2010 Saltzman RW, Park AY, Pien GC, Stinson R, Spergel JM. Administration of influenza vaccine to pediatric patients with egg allergy [abstract presentation]. 20th Annual Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Poster Day; 2010 Feb; Philadelphia, PA. Karamchandani-Patel G, Sorensen RU, Hanson E, Saltzman R, Orange J. Congenital NEMO alteration at position 223 causes ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency with normogammaglobulinemia [abstract]. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Feb;125(2):Suppl 1:AB77. 2009 Saltzman RW, Park AY, Pien GC, Stinson R, Spergel JM. Administration of influenza vaccine to pediatric patients with egg allergy [abstract]. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Feb;123(2):Suppl:S175. Saltzman RW, Park AY, Pien GC, Stinson R, Spergel JM. Administration of influenza vaccine to pediatric patients with egg allergy [abstract presentation]. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and immunology; 2009 Mar 13-17; Washington, DC. Saltzman RW, Brown Whitehorn TF, Shuker M, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic esophagitis and associated conditions: a review of 716 patients [abstract]. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2001 Feb;102(1):Suppl 1:A101. Patient Experience Ratings About the Patient Experience Rating System The Patient Experience Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown above from our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. 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