Overview of Dr. Rusch
Dr. Valerie Rusch is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue. She received her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 42 years. She is one of 34 doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and one of 20 doctors at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. She also speaks multiple languages, including French. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1980 - 1982
University of WashingtonResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1980
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NJ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1989 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1982 - 2023
WA State Medical License 1976 - 1999
TN State Medical License 1997 - 1999
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2005, 2013-2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2005, 2013-2014
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2004, 2013-2014
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
Response letter to "Stereotactic body radiation therapy for pleural mesothelioma: Which goal, which patients".
Simone, C., Shin, J., Offin, M., Shepherd, A., Wu, A., Shaverdian, N., Gelblum, D., Gomez, D., Sauter, J., Ginsberg, M., Adusumilli, P., Rusch, V., Zauderer, M., Rimne...> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2024 Feb 10- 1 citations
Clinical outcomes of stereotactic body radiation therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Zhang, Z., Shin, J., Offin, M., Shepherd, A., Wu, A., Shaverdian, N., Gelblum, D., Gomez, D., Sauter, J., Ginsberg, M., Adusumilli, P., Rusch, V., Zauderer, M., Rimner...> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2024 Feb 1 Artificial Intelligence-Powered Assessment of Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Atezolizumab in Patients With NSCLC: Results From the LCMC3 Study.
Dacic, S., Travis, W., Giltnane, J., Kos, F., Abel, J., Hilz, S., Fujimoto, J., Sholl, L., Ritter, J., Khalil, F., Liu, Y., Taylor-Weiner, A., Resnick, M., Yu, H., Hir...> ;Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2023 Dec 7- Join now to see all
Press Mentions
Surgical Resection After Definitive Non-Operative Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerMay 8th, 2023
Treatment of Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in Patients with History of Prior Bariatric SurgeryMay 7th, 2023
ACS Clinical Congress 2019; Celebrating and Tackling Challenges of the Surgical LifeOctober 30th, 2019
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