Emily Sue Ruckdeschel, MD
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About Emily Sue Ruckdeschel, MD
Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Adult Congenital Heart Disease – American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease – American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine
Pediatric Cardiology – American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Awards and Honors
2005, Third prize Medical Student Research Poster Session
2001, Phi Beta Kappa
2000, Howard Hughes Summer Research Fellow
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2010-present, American College of Cardiology
2007-present, Adult Congenital Heart Association
2006-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2016-present, Peer Reviewer, American Journal of Cardiology
Research Interests
Use of cardiovascular imaging (echocardiography, CT and MRI) in determining outcomes in patients with adult congenital heart disease, specifically on electrophysiology outcomes.
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Residency
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics - University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Fellowship
Adult and Pediatric Cardiology - University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
Publications
Publications
2019
Kim, Yuli Y; Awh, Katherine; Acker, Michael; Atluri, Pavan; Bermudez, Christian; Crespo, Maria; Diamond, Joshua M; Drajpuch, David; Forde-Mclean, Rhondalyn; Fuller, Stephanie; Goldberg, Lee; Mazurek, Jeremy; Mascio, Christopher; Menachem, Jonathan N; Rame, Eduardo; Ruckdeschel, Emily; Tobin, Lynda; Wald, Joyce.: Pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults with systemic right ventricles referred for cardiac transplantation. Clinical Transplantation 33(4): e13496, April 2019.
Kim, Yuli Y; Goldberg, Leah A; Awh, Katherine; Bhamare, Tanmay; Drajpuch, David; Hirshberg, Adi; Partington, Sara L; Rogers, Rachel; Ruckdeschel, Emily; Tobin, Lynda; Venuti, Morgan; Levine, Lisa D.: Accuracy of risk prediction scores in pregnant women with congenital heart disease. Congenital Heart Disease 14(3): 470-478, May 2019.
Yang, Jiandu; Brunnquell, Michael; Liang, Jackson J; Callans, David J; Garcia, Fermin C; Lin, David; Frankel, David S; Kay, Joseph; Marchlinski, Francis E; Tzou, Wendy; Sauer, William H; Liu, Bolun; Ruckdeschel, Emily S; Collins, Kathryn; Santangeli, Pasquale; Nguyen, Duy T.: Long term follow-up after ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with congenital heart disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 30(9): 1560-1568, September 2019.
Zielonka, Benjamin; Kim, Yuli Y; Supple, Gregory E; Partington, Sara L; Ruckdeschel, Emily S; Marchlinski, Francis E; Frankel, David S.: Improvement in ventricular function with rhythm control of atrial arrhythmias may delay the need for atrioventricular valve surgery in adults with congenital heart disease. Congenital Heart Disease 14(6): 931-938, November 2019.
2018
Sandhu, Amneet; Ruckdeschel, Emily; Sauer, William H; Collins, Kathryn K; Kay, Joseph D; Khanna, Amber; Jaggers, James; Campbell, David; Mitchell, Max; Nguyen, Duy T.: Perioperative electrophysiology study in patients with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing pulmonary valve replacement will identify those at high risk of subsequent ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 15(5): 686-687, May 2018.
2017
Cortez, Daniel; Barham, Waseem; Ruckdeschel, Emily; Sharma, Nandita; McCanta, Anthony C; von Alvensleben, Johannes; Sauer, William H; Collins, Kathryn K; Kay, Joseph; Patel, Sonali; Nguyen, Duy T.: Noninvasive predictors of perioperative atrial arrhythmias in patients with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing pulmonary valve replacement. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 3(2): 162-170, February 2017.
Cortez, Daniel; Barham, Waseem; Ruckdeschel, Emily; Sharma, Nandita; McCanta, Anthony C; von Alvensleben, Johannes; Sauer, William H; Collins, Kathryn K; Kay, Joseph; Patel, Sonali; Nguyen, Duy T.: Noninvasive Predictors of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Pulmonary Valve Replacement. Clinical Cardiology 40(8): 591-596, August 2017.
2016
Ruckdeschel ES, Schuller J, Nguyen DT.: Ventricular Tachycardia in Congenital Pulmonary Stenosis. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 8(1): 205-209, March 2016.
Miller, Erica O; Stanistreet, Bryan; Ruckdeschel, Emily; Nead, Karen; Fortuna, Robert J.: Factors Associated with the Accurate Diagnosis of Obesity. Journal of Community Health 41(6): 1257-1263, December 2016.
2015
Cortez D, Ruckdeschel E, McCanta AC, Collins K, Sauer W, Kay J, Nguyen D.: Vectorcardiographic predictors of ventricular arrhythmia inducibility in patients with tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of Electrocardiology 48(2), March-April 2015.
2014
Ruckdeschel E, Kay JD. Pulmonic regurgitation and management challenges in the adult with tetralogy of Fallot. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2014 Jun; 16(6)314.
2003
Gurkan OU, O'Donnell C, Brower R, Ruckdeschel E, Becker PM: Differential effects of mechanical ventilatory strategy on lung injury and systemic organ inflammation in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 285(3): L710-8, Sep 2003.
2000
Corn PG, Smith BD, Ruckdeschel ES, Douglas D, Baylin SB, Herman JG: E-cadherin expression is silenced by 5' CpG island methylation in acute leukemia. Clin Cancer Res 6(11): 4243-8, Nov 2000.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2016
Ruckdeschel ES, Kay J, Sauer WH, Nguyen DT: Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Without Pulmonary Vein Isolation in a Patient with Fontan Palliation. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 8(1): 161-164, March 2016.
Ruckdeschel ES, Kay J, Varosy P, Nguyen DT.: Slow Pathway Modification in a Patient with D-Transposition of the Great Arteries and Atrial Switch Procedure. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 8(1): 191-196, March 2016.
Ruckdeschel ES, Wolfel E, Nguyen DT: A Case of Cough-induced Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device. Cardiology Electrophysiology Clinics 8(1): 165-167, March 2016.
2012
Ruckdeschel ES, Heath RR, Sauer WH, Nguyen DT: Post-surgical atrial arrhythmia in a patient with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 4: 545-548, 2012.