Brian Wallace Christman MD FACP
Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Department of Medicine
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1310 24th Ave SouthMedical Service 111Nashville, TN 37212
Phone+1 615-873-6979
Fax+1 615-321-6327
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Summary
- Dr. Brian Christman is a pulmonologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and trained in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary/CCM at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has been in practice 36 years. He specializes in critical care medicine and Pulmonary disease and is experienced in asthma, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sepsis, and critical care medicine. He is currently Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Dept. of Medicine at Vanderbilt and serves as an Associate Program Director for the Medicine Residency Program. He is Chief of Medicine at VA TN Valley Health Care System.
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 1984 - 1987- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1984 - 1987
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
University of Oklahoma College of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1985 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Hugh J. Morgan Teaching Award Vanderbilt Department of Medicine, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2024
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2020
- National Volunteer Spokesperson American Lung Association
Clinical Trials
- Chemotherapy Toxicity Reduction Via Urea Cycle Support Start of enrollment: 2001 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Relative Physics.Brian W Christman
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2019-08-20 - Dust Bath.Brian W Christman
Annals of internal medicine. 2018-11-20 - Morning Walk.Brian W Christman
Chest. 2018-08-07
Press Mentions
Cannabis and Asthma: How the Legalization May Be Affecting Cases in ChildrenMarch 10th, 2023- The Best Foods for Lung HealthSeptember 25th, 2020
Take a Deep BreathOctober 21st, 2019
Grant Support
- Project IVNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2006
- Liver Lung Interactions In Lung InflammationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2006
- Core A-- Administrative CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004
- Chemotherapy Toxicity: Reduction VIA Urea Cycle SupportNational Cancer Institute2002–2004
- Hepatic Urea Cycle Dysfunction And Acute Lung InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2003
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- Fellow
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