Dr. Rachel D. Torok
Overview
Dr. Rachel Torok is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology. She specializes in noninvasive imaging (transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fetal echocardiography), inpatient pediatric cardiology care, and aortopathy in children.Dr. Torok earned both her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine degrees at The Pennsylvania State University, followed by pediatric residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship training at Duke University. During her fellowship, she received an NIH K-12 award for her translational research investigating the molecular mechanisms of thoracic aortic aneurysms, and she stayed on as faculty as the Director of the Duke Pediatric Heart Center Marfan/Aortopathy Clinic as well as the Director of Inpatient Pediatric Cardiology at Duke until her move to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in May of 2020. She now serves as the Director of the Pediatric Connective Tissue Disease/Aortopathy Clinic, one of the four core pediatric cardiology inpatient hospitalists, and a member of the noninvasive imaging and fetal teams at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Her top area of expertise is Tetralogy of Fallot.
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4401 Penn Avenue, Floor 3, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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MediFind is an objective health platform that identifies experts based on real-world data. Dr. Rachel D. Torok is classified as an Experienced expert for Tetralogy of Fallot, meaning they are among the top experts in the country for this condition. This ranking is based on their volume of patients, published research, and peer connections.
What conditions does Dr. Rachel D. Torok specialize in?
While Dr. Rachel D. Torok is a Pediatric Cardiology, they have specific expertise in Tetralogy of Fallot. MediFind analyzes a doctor's articles and referral patterns to identify their specific areas of focus within Pediatric Cardiology.
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