ChristinaLMasterMD
Pediatrics • Philadelphia, PASports Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
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Office
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-590-6919Fax+1 215-590-1501- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Christina Master is a pediatrician in Philadelphia, PA and is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her medical degree from University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, completed her residency and chief residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She completed her Sports Medicine Fellowship training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and is also certified in Brain Injury Medicine. She has been in practice for over 29 years. She specializes in sports medicine and cares for over 800 children and youth with concussion annually, also leading translational clinical research in concussion.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Sports Medicine (Family Medicine), 2010 - 2011
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaChief Residency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1997- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1996
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1993
Princeton UniversityAB, Molecular Biology, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2012 - 2017- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Sports Medicine
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Clinical Trials
- Aerobic Exercise for Concussion Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 23
- Neural Injury in Adolescents With Concussion Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 11
- Physiological Effects of Soccer Heading Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Head Injury Treatment With Healthy and Advanced Dietary Supplements: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Tolerability, Safety, and Efficacy of Branched Chain Am...Kristy B Arbogast, Jonathan E Elliott, Kristina B Metzger, Peter LeRoux, Jaclynn Elkind, Hannah Metheny, Kevin Pettijohn, Matthew P Kirschen, Christina L Master, Akiva...> ;Journal of Neurotrauma. 2024 Apr 11
- Relationship between anxiety and concussion symptoms among adolescents enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of aerobic exercise.Bernadette A D'Alonzo, Douglas J Wiebe, Christina L Master, Matthew C Castellana, Barry S Willer, John J Leddy> ;Neurorehabilitation. 2023 Jan 1
- 4 citationsIntroducing the Concussion Recognition Tool 6 (CRT6).Ruben J Echemendia, Osman Hassan Ahmed, Christopher M Bailey, Jared M Bruce, Joel S Burma, Gavin A Davis, Gerry Gioia, David Howell, Gordon Ward Fuller, Christina L Ma...> ;British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
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Journal Articles
- Utility of Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics as a Physiologic Biomarker for Adolescent Sport-Related ConcussionChristina L Master, Matthew F Grady, JAMA Ophthalmology
- Utility of a Vestibular Home Exercise Program and Formal Vestibular Therapy Following Pediatric ConcussionMatthew F Grady, Christina L Master, AAP News
Authored Content
- Utility of a Vestibular Home Exercise Program and Formal Vestibular Therapy Following Pediatric ConcussionJuly 2018
Press Mentions
Concussion Protocols Are Based on Research of Mostly Men. What About Women?October 27th, 2022- Prioritization of Monkeypox Vaccines • Insurers, Providers Fear Loss of ACA Subsidies • Identifying Kids' Long COVID RisksJuly 25th, 2022
- American Academy of Pediatrics Joins Ophthalmology Organizations to Provide Guidance to Pediatricians on Vision Disorders Following a ConcussionJuly 18th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
External Links
- Minds Matterhttp://www.chop.edu/concussion
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