ValerieWRuschMD

Cardiovascular Surgery

Chief, Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

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 40 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and one of 22 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.

Office
160 East 53rd Street
New York, NY 10022
Book by Phone+1(813) 438-4998

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
TN State Medical License 1997 - 1999
WA State Medical License 1976 - 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
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

SWOG-9416: Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 1995 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
S0220: Chemoradiotherapy Followed By Surgery and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Pancoast Tumors Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Quality of Life and Pain Outcomes Following Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Anatomic Lung Resection Versus Thoracotomy and Anatomic Lung Resection Start of enrollment: 2005 Feb 01
Completed
Intra-pleural Administration of GL-ONC1, a Genetically Modified Vaccinia Virus, in Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion: Primary, Metastases and Mesothelioma Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

281 citations
Worldwide esophageal cancer collaboration.
Thomas W. Rice, Valerie W. Rusch, Carolyn Apperson-Hansen, Mark S. Allen, L. Q. Chen
Diseases of the Esophagus. 2009-02-01
3881 citations
Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: The cancer genome atlas research network
Eric A. Collisson, Joshua D. Campbell, Angela N. Brooks, Alice H. Berger, William Lee
Nature. 2014-01-01
109 citations
The use of CDKN2A deletion as a diagnostic marker for malignant mesothelioma in body cavity effusions
Peter B. Illei, Marc Ladanyi, Valerie W. Rusch, Maureen F. Zakowski
Cancer. 2002-11-27

Lectures

Neoadjuvant atezolizumab in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Initial results from a multicenter study (LCMC3).
2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/3/2018

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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