Elke M. Zani-Ruttenstock, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Phone: 314-454-6022
Specialties
- Pediatric surgery
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Pediatric colorectal surgery
Call for patient appointments: 314-454-6022
Meet Dr. Zani-Ruttenstock
Dr. Elke Zani-Ruttenstock is a pediatric surgeon specializing in stem cell therapy research.
She has expertise in colorectal care, hepatobiliary, and trauma surgery for pediatric patients.
Dr. Zani-Ruttenstock earned her medical degree from Medical University of Graz in Austria. She completed a pediatric surgery residency at Medical University of Graz, and pediatric general and thoracic surgery residency training and a pediatric trauma fellowship, both at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Degrees
Medical Degree
Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
2007
Residency
Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery Residency
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
2019
Pediatric Surgery
Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
2012
Fellowship
Pediatric Trauma Fellowship
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
2017
Research interests
Congenital disease
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Neonatal laparoscopy
Locations
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Suite 2A
Appointments: 314-454-6022
Hospital affiliations
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Dr. Zani-Ruttenstock in the news
- Elke Zani-Ruttenstock, MD, joins Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Beyond laxatives: Surgical and multidisciplinary approaches to pediatric constipation
Professional Memberships
Austrian Society of Surgery
Austrian Society of Pediatric Surgery
German Society of Pediatric Surgery
European Pediatric Surgical Association
EUPSA Network Office
APSA Professional Development Coaching Program for surgical residents and fellows
International Coaching Federation
Awards and Honors
Karl Storz minimally Invasive Training Award in Pediatric
Surgery, 2022
Best Case Report Presentation – 20th European Congress of Pediatric
Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia, 2019
Young investigator Award – European Pediatric Surgeons’ Association,
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2015
Best Poster Presentation – Annual Assembly of General Surgery for
Residents, Toronto, Canada, 2015
Peter Paul Rickham Prize – British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS), Aberdeen, Scotland, 2010
Aesculap Prize – International Symposium on Paediatric Surgery Research, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
Basic Research in Congenital Malformations Scholarship, The Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Dublin, Ireland, 2010
Basic Research Grant, Pathogenesis of Diaphragmic Hernia, the Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Dublin Ireland, 2010