Christina L Master MD Brain Injury Medicine (She/Her)
Sports Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine
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34th & Civic Center BlvdChildren's Hospital Of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-6919
Fax+1 215-590-1501
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Summary
- Dr. Christina Master is a pediatrician in Philadelphia, PA and is Professor of Pediatrics and a member of the Academy of Master Clinicians at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and is co-director of the Minds Matter Concussion Program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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 - 2026
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
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
- Patient-Centered Medical Home 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
- TRANSCENDENT (Transforming Research by Assessing Neuroinformatics across the Spectrum of Concussion by Embedding iNterdisciplinary Data-collection to Enable Novel Trea...Roger Zemek, Lisa M Albrecht, Sharon Johnston, John Leddy, Andrée-Anne Ledoux
BMJ Open. 2025-04-22 - Patterns of Use and Benefit of Triptans in the Treatment of Acute Headache Worsening in Youth With Post-Traumatic Headache.Ryan Shah, Soumyaa Das, Caroline F Gentile Kruse, Blanca Marquez de Prado, Nichelle Raj
Pediatric Neurology. 2025-03-27 - Concurrent symptom domains and associations with recovery timelines among collegiate athletes with sport-related concussion.Bernadette A D'Alonzo, Andrea Lc Schneider, Ian J Barnett, Christina L Master, Roy H Hamilton
British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-03-25
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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Grant Support
- CE22-007, Improving outcomes and reducing disparities through integrated primary care-specialty care implementation of the CDC Pediatric Mild TBI GuidelineCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA2022–2026
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External Links
- Minds Matterhttp://www.chop.edu/concussion
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