- medical school: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri
- residency: Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
- fellowship: Pediatric gastroenterology - Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
- board certification: Pediatrics
Shelly Rustagi, MD
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bio
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!
schedule an appointment
If your child is an existing patient, log in to MyKidsChart to schedule directly with your provider for follow-up care.
If you are new to the Dayton Children’s gastroenterology clinic, use the online scheduling tool below to schedule an appointment. New patient appointments must be done in person. To schedule by phone call 937-641-4000.
conditions you can schedule for:
- General gastroenterology
- Inflammatory bowel disease - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Liver problems - hepatitis, biliary atresia, increased liver enzymes
- Short gut/short bowel syndrome
View our full list of conditions we treat.
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10/22/25
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.
10/21/25
Dr. Rustagi 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.
10/07/25
Dr. Rustagi is a very, very good doctor. She has been with my little guy since he was pretty much born. I trust any judgment that she tells me. She's always done the right thing and has geared me in the right direction. She has also taught me on different things to help my little guy. So I think she's a wonderful doctor. That's all I need to say. Thank you. Have a good day. Bye-bye.
09/25/25
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.
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