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Member Information
Richard M. Rutstein, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Office Phone: 215-590-1466
Office Fax:
Email: rutstein@email.chop.edu
Website(s):
Education: MD 1977, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Keywords: Pediatrics, HIV/AIDS, Utilization, Clinical Research, Immunization Response
Research and/or Clinical Interests:
Examining trends in HIV-related illnesses and utilization of health care resources. Clinical research into new medications.
Summary:
Ongoing projects tracking utilization and medical care related to Pediatric HIV infection. Assessing neurocognitive outcomes in HIV-infected children and adolescents. Treatment protocols using novel medications. Research into adherence to medication regimens among HIV-infected youth.
Representative Publications:
Rutstein RM, Rudy B, Feingold A, Meislich D, Word B: Protease Inhibitor Therapy in Children withPerinatally Acquired HIV-Infection. AIDS, 1997;11:F107-111.
Lancioni C, Harwell TS, Rutstein RM. Prenatal Care and HIV Infection. AIDS Patient Care & STDs. 1999; 13(2):97-102.
Rudy BJ, Rutstein RM, Nachman SA. PCP in Adolescents. Paediatr Drugs. 2000; 2: 133-138.
King JC, Borkowsky W, Mahidhara N, Madore D, Shapiro ED, Rutstein RM, Tan TQ, Farley JJ, Dankner WM, Nachman S, Simoes E, Flynn P, Clemens J, and Hamilton RG. Group-Specific antibody levels surrounding invasive pneumococcal illness in children infected with Human Immunodeficiency virus. J Infect. Dis. 2000;181:1817-21.
Feingold AR, Rutstein RM, Meislich D, Brown T, Rudy BJ. Protease Inhibitor Therapy in HIV Infected Children. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2000; 14:589-593.
Sentoago TA, Rutstein RM, Shettler N, Stallings VA, Rudy B, Mulberg AE. Association Between Steatorrhea, Growth and Immunologic Status in Children With Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection. Arch Pediatr Adolesi Med. 2001; 155: 149-153.
Cosica JM, Christensen BK, Radcliffe J, Wallston K, Henry RR, Rutstein RM. Effects of home environment, socioeconomic status and health status on cognitive functioning in children with HIV-1 infection. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2001;26:321-329.
Mialky E, Vagnoni J, Rutstein RM. School-Age Children with Perinatally Acquired HIV Infection:medical and psychological issues in a Philadelphia cohort. AIDS Patient Care and STD. 2001;15:575-579.
The HIV Research Network. Hospital and outpatient health services utilization among HIV-infected patients in care in 1999. JAIDS 2002;30:21-26.
Papasavvas E, Sandberg JK, Rutstein RM, et al. HIV-1 Specific Cellular Immune Responses in Suppressed and Non-Supressed Pediatric Patients. Journal of Infectious Diseases, in press, 2003.
Chao D, Steenhoff AP, Rutstein RM, et al. Two cases of hypocalcemia secondary to Vitamin D deficiency in an urban HIV+ pediatric population. AIDS, in press, 2003.
Rheingold Sr, Burnham JM, Rutstein RM, Manno CS. HIV Infection presenting as severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia with disseminated intravascular coagulation in an infant. J of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, in press, 2003.
