Christopher A Longhurst MD

Pediatrics•San Diego, CA

Hospitalist

Chief Medical Officer & Chief Digital Officer @ UC San Diego Health

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9560 Towne Center Drive Suite #100San Diego, CA 92121
Phone+1 858-249-6880

Summary

Dr. Christopher Longhurst is a pediatrician in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with UC San Diego Health. He received his medical degree from University of California Davis School of Medicine and has been in practice since 2001. He specializes in hospital medicine including newborns, and is experienced in electronic health records, evidence-based medicine, clinical informatics, and quality improvement.

Christopher Longhurst speaking at Stanford Big Data 2015

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 2001, MD
University of California at DavisM.S, 2000
University of California at San DiegoB.S, Magna cum laude, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Transformational Leadership Award UC Davis School of Medicine Alumni Association, 2021
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry EHR, Cerner Corporation, 2012-2014
Office of the Dean Award for Teaching Excellence, Letter of Distinction Stanford University School of Medicine, 2011
“Top 25 Clinical Informaticist” award Modern Healthcare magazine “Top 25 Clinical Informaticist”, 2010-2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Unreasonable effectiveness of training AI models locally.
Gabriel Wardi, Christopher A Longhurst
BMJ Quality & Safety. 2025-08-18
First use of augmented reality headset in minimally invasive general surgery: seeing is believing.
Ryan C Broderick, Graham J Spurzem, J Jeffery Reeves, Hannah M Hollandsworth, Bryan J Sandler
Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-07-10
International partnership for governing generative artificial intelligence models in medicine.
Jasmine Chiat Ling Ong, Yilin Ning, Gary S Collins, Danielle S Bitterman, Ashley N Beecy
Nature Medicine. 2025-06-30

Journal Articles

Best Practices for Preventing Malfunctions in Rule-Based Clinical Decision Support Alerts and Reminders: Results of a Delphi Study
Adam Wright, Christopher A Longhurst, William Galanter, Richard Schreiber, ScienceDirect

Lectures

Computer Human Interface in Healthcare IT.
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACM CHI
Diagnostic Decision Support for Congenital Heart Disease.
Physician Scientist Training Program, UC Davis
Medical Decision Making.
Introduction to Medical Informatics (MDI 210), UC Davis
Careers in medical informatics at a panel session
AAP Life After Residency
Handheld Computers in Medicine.
Electronic Medical Records (EMR 210), UC Davis
Improving Physician Collaboration and Workflow.
Cerner Health Conference, Orlando, FL
CPOE, Patient Safety, and Pediatric Informatics.
UC Davis Medical Informatics lecture series, Sacramento, CA
"Automating the Physician Signout Process,” “Evidence-based Preparation for CPOE,” and “Optimizing Information Retrieval for Physicians."
Cerner Health Conference 2006
Unintended Consequences of Healthcare IT Implementations.
EHR and E-Prescribing Summit, Anaheim, CA
Grand Rounds on “CPOE and Patient Safety”.
Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA
Grand Rounds on “Evidence-based EMR Implementation in a Children’s Hospital”.
Children's Hospital of Oakland, CA
Grand Rounds on Evidence-based Implementation of CDS Systems.
San Ramon Regional Medical Center, CA
Unintended Consequences of Technology in Healthcare.
HP Health & Life Sciences Symposium, Orlando, FL
Introduction to Medicine for Innovators - Electronic Medical Records 101.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Activation Strategies for CPOE and Clinical Documentation.
HIMSS 2010 Physician Session, Atlanta, GA
Evidence-based EMR Implementations and Unintended Consequences.
Cerner Regional User Group Keynote Speech
An Evidence-based Clinical Transformation.
University of New Mexico, Grand Rounds
An Evidence-based CPOE Implementation.
HIMSS Colorado Chapter Annual Meeting Keynote Address, Denver
Driving Quality Improvement with CPOE.
HP Health & Life Sciences Symposium, Phoenix, AZ
EMR Implementation in Neonatology/Obstetrics.
Al Corniche Women’s Hospital , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Driving Quality Improvement with the EMR.
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Avoiding Unintended Consequences of Health IT Implementations.
O’Connor Hospital Grand Rounds, San Jose, CA
Optimization of the EMR using Web Technology.
Cerner Health Conference 2009 mini-keynote
Implementing an Untethered PHR at LPCH.
Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) annual CIO/CMIO meeting
Evidence-based PHR Implementation.
13th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference, Las Vegas, NV
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