BrianWallaceChristmanMDFACP

Pulmonology • Nashville, TN

Asthma & COPD, Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor and Vice-Chair, Dept. of Medicine, Vanderbilt University; Chief, Medicine, VA TN Valley Health Care System

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Office
1310 24th Ave S
Medical Service 111
Nashville, 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 - 2025
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

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2020
Hugh J. Morgan Teaching Award Vanderbilt Department of Medicine, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2020
National Volunteer Spokesperson American Lung Association
Fellow, American College of Physicians American College of Physicians, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Chemotherapy Toxicity Reduction Via Urea Cycle Support Start of enrollment: 2001 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lansoprazole Is Associated with Worsening Asthma Control in Children with the CYP2C19 Poor Metabolizer Phenotype.
Lang JE, Holbrook JT, Mougey EB, Wei CY, Wise RA, Teague WG, Lima JJ, American Lung Association-Airways Clinical Research Centers> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Marian Rash.
Christman B> ;Chest.
Relative Physics.
Brian W Christman> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2019 Aug 20
Dust Bath.
Christman, B. W.> ;Annals of internal medicine. 2018 Nov 20
Morning Walk.
Christman, B. W.> ;Chest. 2018 Aug 7
Ague Dawn.
Brian W Christman> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2017 Jan 3
33 citations
Effect of platelet-activating factor on aerosol histamine responsiveness in awake sheep.
Brian W. Christman, Peter L. Lefferts, James R. Snapper> ;The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2015 May 14
Body temperature and mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Schell-Chaple HM, Puntillo KA, Matthay MA, Liu KD> ;Am J Crit Care. 2015 Jan
Subphenotypes in acute respiratory distress syndrome: latent class analysis of data from two randomised controlled trials.
Calfee CS, Delucchi K, Parsons PE, Thompson BT, Ware LB, Matthay MA> ;Lancet Respir Med. 2014 Aug
Biologic mechanisms of environmental tobacco smoke in children with poorly controlled asthma: results from a multicenter clinical trial.
Lang JE, Dozor AJ, Holbrook JT, Mougey E, Krishnan S, Sweeten S, Wise RA, Teague WG, Wei CY, Shade D, Lima JJ> ;J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2013 Mar
Obesity in children with poorly controlled asthma: Sex differences.
Lang JE, Holbrook JT, Wise RA, Dixon AE, Teague WG, Wei CY, Irvin CG, Shade D, Lima JJ> ;Pediatr Pulmonol. 2013 Sep
49 citations
Flash Mob Research: A Single-Day, Multicenter, Resident-Directed Study of Respiratory Rate
Matthew W. Semler, Daniel G. Stover, Andrew P. Copland, Gina J. Hong, Michael J. Johnson, Michael Kriss, Hannah Otepka, Li Wang, Brian W. Christman, Todd W. Rice> ;Chest. 2013 Jun 1
1 citations
When nature meets nurture: persistent Yersinia infection.
Graham Thomas Watson, Moises A. Huaman, Matthew W. Semler, Judy Manners, Amy M. Woron, L. Rand Carpenter, Brian W. Christman> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2013 Jul 1
45 citations
Low plasma citrulline levels are associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with severe sepsis
Lorraine B. Ware, Jordan A. Magarik, Nancy Wickersham, Gary Cunningham, Todd W. Rice, Brian W. Christman, Arthur P. Wheeler, Gordon R. Bernard, Marshall L. Summar> ;Critical Care. 2013 Jan 17
Fluid balance in critically ill children with acute lung injury.
Valentine SL, Sapru A, Higgerson RA, Spinella PC, Flori HR, Graham DA, Brett M, Convery M, Christie LM, Karamessinis L, Randolph AG> ;Crit Care Med. 2012 Oct
Methacholine challenge test: diagnostic characteristics in asthmatic patients receiving controller medications.
Sumino K, Sugar EA, Irvin CG, Kaminsky DA, Shade D, Wei CY, Holbrook JT, Wise RA, Castro M> ;J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Jul
Lansoprazole for children with poorly controlled asthma: a randomized controlled trial.
Holbrook JT, Wise RA, Gold BD, Blake K, Brown ED, Castro M, Dozor AJ, Lima JJ, Mastronarde JG, Sockrider MM, Teague WG> ;JAMA. 2012 Jan 25
Acute kidney injury in patients with acute lung injury: impact of fluid accumulation on classification of acute kidney injury and associated outcomes.
Liu KD, Thompson BT, Ancukiewicz M, Steingrub JS, Douglas IS, Matthay MA, Wright P, Peterson MW, Rock P, Hyzy RC, Anzueto A, Truwit JD> ;Crit Care Med. 2011 Dec
Use of risk reclassification with multiple biomarkers improves mortality prediction in acute lung injury.
Calfee CS, Ware LB, Glidden DV, Eisner MD, Parsons PE, Thompson BT, Matthay MA> ;Crit Care Med. 2011 Apr
32 citations
Safety of sapropterin dihydrochloride (6r–bh4) in patients with pulmonary hypertension
Ivan M. Robbins, Anna R. Hemnes, J. Simon R. Gibbs, Brian W. Christman, Luke Howard, Sharon Meehan, Inês Zimbarra Cabrita, Rochelle Gonzalez, Tracy Oyler, Lan Zhao, Ru...> ;Experimental Lung Research. 2011 Jan 21
31 citations
Peptidylarginine Deiminase 2 Suppresses Inhibitory κB Kinase Activity in Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages
Hye Jeong Lee, Myungsoo Joo, Rasul Abdolrasulnia, David G. Young, Inyeong Choi, Lorraine B. Ware, Timothy S. Blackwell, Brian W. Christman> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2010 Dec 17
26 citations
Discovery of an operon that participates in agmatine metabolism and regulates biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bryan J. Williams, Rui Hong Du, M. Wade Calcutt, Rasul Abdolrasulnia, Brian W. Christman, Timothy S. Blackwell> ;Molecular Microbiology. 2010 Apr 1
Prognostic and pathogenetic value of combining clinical and biochemical indices in patients with acute lung injury.
Ware LB, Koyama T, Billheimer DD, Wu W, Bernard GR, Thompson BT, Brower RG, Standiford TJ, Martin TR, Matthay MA> ;Chest. 2010 Feb
Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury.
Calfee CS, Eisner MD, Parsons PE, Thompson BT, Conner ER Jr, Matthay MA, Ware LB> ;Intensive Care Med. 2009 Feb
Racial and ethnic disparities in mortality from acute lung injury.
Erickson SE, Shlipak MG, Martin GS, Wheeler AP, Ancukiewicz M, Matthay MA, Eisner MD> ;Crit Care Med. 2009 Jan
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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
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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
Chemotherapy Toxicity--Reduction VIA Urea Cycle SupportNational Cancer Institute2001
Cellular Activation In Pph--Endogenous And Exogenous ProstacyclinNational Center For Research Resources1998–1999
Mechanisms Of Post Bone Marrow Transplantation Lung InjNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–1998
Core--Analytic CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1992–1998
Post Bone Marrow Transplantation Lung Injury MechanismsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995
Lipid Mediator Interactions In Pulmonary DysfunctionNational Center For Research Resources1989
Role Of Lipid Mediator Interactions In Pulmonary DysfunctionNational Center For Research Resources1988–1989