Sheila D. Rustgi is a gastroenterologist with a special interest in the prevention and early detection of gastrointestinal cancers. After graduating from Yale University with a degree in Economics, she completed her medical degree, internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship training at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she served as Chief Fellow during her final year. Dr. Rustgi has published on the care of patients with pancreatic cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and the impact of health insurance on patient care. Dr. Rustgi's clinical interests include the care of patients at high risk for gastrointestinal cancer due to an inherited cancer syndrome, colon cancer screening, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and general GI diagnoses such as IBS. Dr. Rustgi joined the faculty of the Division of Digestive and Liver Disease in the Department of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2020.
Primary Specialty
Internist
PracticeColumbiaDoctors - Midtown
GenderFemale
Accepting New Patients
Insurances AcceptedHealthfirst, Fidelis Care, Emblem/GHI, CIGNA, AgeWell, Affinity Health Plan, Emblem/Hip, Local 1199, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, MVP Health Care, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, Multiplan, RiverSpring, Amerigroup of New Jersey, WellCare, Quality Health Management, Magnacare (National), World Trade Center Health Plan, AETNA, VNSNY CHOICE
ServicesSheila Rustgi provides internal medicine in New York, NY. Sheila Rustgi is listed as an internist, which is a physician who studies Internal Medicine for adults.
To learn more, or to make an appointment with ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown in New York, NY, please call (646) 317-3533.Additional ServicesSurgeon, Gastroenterologist, Doctor