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Shelly Rustagi

Shelly Rustagi, MD

4.953 ratings, 9 reviews

Gastroenterology

Accepting New Patients
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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 2-12
  • Adolescent 12-21

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About Shelly Rustagi

Professional Statement

Shelly Rustagi, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Dayton Children's Hospital. She is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and comes to Dayton Children’s from a fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Colorado. She served her residency at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center and got her medical and bachelor’s degrees at the University of Missouri. Dr. Rustagi is particularly interested in caring for children with celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis, in which the esophagus becomes inflamed due to allergens. She also has a special interest in resident education. Dr. Rustagi loves to travel – she’s been to four continents already - and loves to swap travel tales!

awards and honors:
Dayton Magazine - Dayton Best Docs 2022
Dayton Magazine - Dayton Best Docs 2023

Locations

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2016
  • Residency: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Pediatrics, 2013
  • Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine (MD), 2010

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology: American Board of Pediatrics, 2017
  • Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2013

Insurance

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Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Amerihealth Caritas
  • AmeriHealth Caritas - PFK
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Anthem Medicaid
  • Buckeye Health Plan
  • BWC
  • CareSource
  • CareSource - PFK
  • Cigna
  • CMH (BCMH)
  • Humana
  • Humana Healthy Horizons
  • Humana Healthy Horizons - PFK
  • Medicaid Indiana
  • Medicaid Kentucky
  • Medicaid Ohio
  • Medicaid TennCare
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Medicare Ohio
  • Molina Healthcare of Ohio
  • ODM - PFK
  • Ohio Health Choice
  • Paramount Healthcare
  • Premier Health Plan
  • TRICARE for Life
  • TRICARE Prime
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan

Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5

53 ratings, 9 reviews

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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/29/2025

    The doctor is very friendly and caring and she also listens and tries to problem solve along with you and is very eager to answer questions and is very thorough. And as a parent, that is very much appreciated.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/24/2025

    Dr. Rustagi was very kind and thorough in her assessment. She was very sensitive to my daughter feeling embarrassed about her G.I. issue. She and her team made the appointment very enjoyable.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/24/2025

    Dr. Rastagi is amazing, has been extremely understanding and patient with my child's specific and special needs, and I really greatly appreciate her taking into consideration his needs and coming up with something that would work specifically for him. She's been wonderful to work with.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/29/2025

    Dr. Shelly has been amazing when it comes to my daughter. She was the only person that took the time and the effort and to find out that she has celiac disease when all the other doctors did not take a second glance at her and her pain. Dr. Shelly Rustigi is absolutely the best that we have seen and we love and cherish her and I hope that she continues to survive And I am so blessed that we were able to meet her and work with her.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/12/2025

    We love Dr. Shelly! She is relatable. She listens. She took her time at our visit. She put all of our treatment options out there and helped us talk through what would work best for our child.

    3 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/12/2025

    Dr. Rustigi is entirely too slow. We waited almost an hour to see her. That do not make no kind of sense. You have got to come into office sooner than that. All other doctors we go to, none of them take no more than about 10 or 15 minutes to come into office. You can't have nobody waiting on you for a whole hour. That's crazy.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/8/2025

    Dr is awesome and we just appreciate her and everything. She does for my child.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/1/2025

    Very nice and attentive. We felt confident in her and her advice/plans moving forward with our child’s care.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/18/2025

    They were nice and I was able to understand what they were telling me. They treated us kindly.

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