Emily S. Ruckdeschel
Advanced in Arachnodactyly

Dr. Emily S. Ruckdeschel

Cardiology
Penn Medicine
Penn Heart And Vascular Center
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, East Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Advanced in Arachnodactyly
Penn Medicine
Penn Heart And Vascular Center
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, East Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Emily Ruckdeschel is a Cardiologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruckdeschel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arachnodactyly. Her top areas of expertise are Tetralogy of Fallot, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Transposition of the Great Arteries, Ebstein's Anomaly, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Ruckdeschel is currently accepting new patients.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 26 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
Residency
University of Rochester Medical Center
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
IM/Adult Congenital Heart Disease (AMA)Cardiovascular Disease, 2013
Fellowships
University of Colorado Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Locations

Penn Heart and Vascular Center
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, East Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 215-615-4949

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Ruckdeschel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Dextrocardia
Turner Syndrome
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Coarctation of the Aorta
Noonan Syndrome
Aortic Valve Stenosis

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


26 Total Publications

Comparison of Arrhythmia Prevalence and Incidence in Adult Patients with Lateral Tunnel and Extra-Cardiac Fontan Circulation.
Comparison of Arrhythmia Prevalence and Incidence in Adult Patients with Lateral Tunnel and Extra-Cardiac Fontan Circulation.
Journal: Pediatric cardiology
Published: May 25, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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    • Distinguished
    • Atrioventricular Septal Defect
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      Distinguished
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    • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Distinguished
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    • Ebstein's Anomaly
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Distinguished
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    • Tetralogy of Fallot
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Distinguished
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    • Transposition of the Great Arteries
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Distinguished
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    • Arachnodactyly
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    • Bicuspid Aortic Valve
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
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    • Coarctation of the Aorta
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      Advanced
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    • Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Advanced
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    • Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Advanced
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    • Double Discordia
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Advanced
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    • Experienced
    • Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Experienced
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    • Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Experienced
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    • Aortic Regurgitation
      Dr. Ruckdeschel is
      Experienced
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    • Arrhythmias
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      Experienced
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    • Atrial Fibrillation
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      Experienced
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    • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
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