ChristopherRossSolaroMDPhD, CPE

Emergency Medicine • Quincy, IL

Chief Medical Officer, Blessing Health System Executive Director, Crossriver Quality Health Partners

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Office
1005 Broadway St
Quincy, IL 62301
Phone+1 217-223-8400

Fax+1 217-223-9945
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Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2005 - 2026
MO State Medical License 1999 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1999 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Implications of the complex biology and micro-environment of cardiac sarcomeres in the use of high affinity troponin antibodies as serum biomarkers for cardiac disorders
Christopher R. Solaro, R. John Solaro> ;Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2020 Jun 1
119 citations
Allosteric Regulation of Bk Channel Gating by Ca2+ and Mg2+ through a Nonselective, Low Affinity Divalent Cation Site
Xue Zhang, C.R. Solaro, Christopher J. Lingle> ;The Journal of General Physiology. 2001 Nov 1
65 citations
Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate and Intracellular pH Regulate the ROMK1 Potassium Channel via Separate but Interrelated Mechanisms
Yuk Man Leung, Wei Zhong Zeng, Horng-Huei Liou, Christopher R. Solaro, Chou Long Huang> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2000 Apr 7
26 citations
The cytosolic inactivation domains of BKi channels in rat chromaffin cells do not behave like simple, open-channel blockers
C.R. Solaro, Jiuping Ding, Z.W. Li, Christopher J. Lingle> ;Biophysical Journal. 1997 Aug 1
51 citations
[Ca2+]i Elevations Detected by BK Channels during Ca2+ Influx and Muscarine-Mediated Release of Ca2+ from Intracellular Stores in Rat Chromaffin Cells
Murali Prakriya, C.R. Solaro, Christopher J. Lingle> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 1996 Jul 15
61 citations
Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels in Adrenal Chromaffin Cells
Christopher J. Lingle, C.R. Solaro, Murali Prakriya, Jiu Ping Ding> ;Ion Channels. 1996 Jan 1
116 citations
Inactivating and noninactivating Ca(2+)- and voltage-dependent K+ current in rat adrenal chromaffin cells
C.R. Solaro, Murali Prakriya, Jiuping Ding, Christopher J. Lingle> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 1995 Sep 1
41 citations
The suppression of Ca(2+)‐ and voltage‐dependent outward K+ current during mAChR activation in rat adrenal chromaffin cells.
James Herrington, C.R. Solaro, Alan Neely, Christopher J. Lingle> ;The Journal of Physiology. 1995 Jun 1
94 citations
Trypsin-sensitive, rapid inactivation of a calcium-activated potassium channel
C.R. Solaro, Christopher J. Lingle> ;Science. 1992 Sep 18
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Press Mentions

Blessing Hospital Retains Status as Nationally-Recognized Primary Stroke CenterJanuary 27th, 2024
Blessing Hospital Receives National Recognition for Third Consecutive Year for Care of Stroke PatientsJuly 29th, 2023

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Hospital Affiliations

Blessing HospitalQuincy, Illinois