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
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
awards and honors
Dayton Magazine - Dayton Best Docs 2022
Dayton Magazine - Dayton Best Docs 2023
ratings and reviews
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02/13/25
My Dr is the best. She even allows me to have an opinion on his plan of care. We plan my son's care together. I love this. She allows me to get a understanding. I may ask the same question over and over and she doesn't mind speaking to me in regular terms so I can understand
02/06/25
This provider was extremely great with my granddaughter. Every time we go, it's wonderful. She's very attentive to her and very caring and very professional. Just a very wonderful experience.
01/29/25
The doctors & nurses are the best! They treat us with respect. I'm thankful we have doctors & nurses that care for us like they do!
01/23/25
She was very responsive and she explained everything and she seemed like that she cared and she always ended with, is there anything else I can help you with?
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