
Christine Fox MD
Pediatric Vascular Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology, Director of Pediatric Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco
657 Nelson Rising Lane402BSan Francisco, CA 94158
Fax+1 415-476-2500
Overview of Dr. Fox
Dr. Christine Fox is a Child Neurologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, and Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. Dr. Fox accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 42 doctors at UCSF Medical Center and one of 32 doctors at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland who specialize in Child Neurology. She has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2009 - 2011
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Child Neurology, 2006 - 2009
Children's Hospital-OaklandResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2006
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Intravenous Thrombolysis for Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke.Peter B Sporns, Kartik D Bhatia, Prakash Muthusami, Carmen Parra-Farinas, Christine K Fox
JAMA Network Open. 2025-10-01 - 1 citationsThrombectomy Versus Medical Management for Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke With Large Baseline Infarct.Kartik D Bhatia, Prakash Muthusami, Carmen Parra-Farinas, Elizabeth Pulcine, Samyami Chowdhury
Stroke. 2025-09-01 - 4D flow MRI for noninvasive monitoring of high-flow vascular malformations in neonates and infants: A feasibility study.Jonathan A Massachi, Christopher Yoo, Sartaaj Walia, Jonas Schollenberger, David Saloner
Interventional Neuroradiology. 2025-07-21
Press Mentions
- Mereo BioPharma : Announces Appointment of Pierre Jacquet, M.D., Ph.D. To Board of Directors (Form 6-K)September 20th, 2021
- An Open Letter to Those Who Work in the Emergency DepartmentAugust 16th, 2021
- 82 White Flags on the Lawn at St. Patrick’s Honor COVID DeathsJuly 22nd, 2021
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Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS California CaliforniaCare HMO
BCBS California PPO
Blue Shield California HMO
Blue Shield California PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPOGreat West PPO
Health Net California Large Group PPO
Health Net HMO - Employer Group
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
Pacificare HMO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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