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Cindy Christian, MD, Pediatrics, Philadelphia, PA

Cindy Christian MD

Child Abuse Pediatrics


Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine

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  • 3401 Civic Center BlvdChildren's Hospital Of Phila - General PediatricsPhiladelphia, PA 19104

  • Phone+1 215-590-2164

  • Fax+1 215-590-2180

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Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1985
  • Bucknell University
    Bucknell UniversityB.S., Animal Behavior, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1999 - 2010
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • Child Abuse Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics Child Abuse Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ray E Helfer Society Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect 2013
  • Champion of Hope and Healing Leadership Award- to the PA Child Abuse Task Force Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center, 2013
  • Honoree, Citizen of the Year Philadelphia Inquirer, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children  
    Christopher C Giza, Stanley A Herring, Heather T Keenan, James M Callahan, Richard G Ellenbogen, Gary Gronseth, David W Wright, Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Margot Putukia..., JAMA
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children  
    Gerard A Gioia, Stacy J Suskauer, Barbara Holshouser, John Ragheb, Barbara Weissman, David W Wright, Mark Halstead, Andrew Gregory, James M Callahan, Gary Gronseth, Wa..., JAMA
  • Retinal hemorrhages and vaccination  
    Binenbaum G, Christian CW, Guttmann K, Huang J, Ying G, Forbes, B, JAMA Ophthalmol, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • County-level poverty and child abuse fatality rates in the United States
    Farrell CA, Fleegler EW, Wilson CR, Christian CW, Lee L, PAS annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2015
  • Enhancing the ED approach to pediatric sexual assault care: Implementation of a pediatric SART program
    Goyal M, Mollen C, Hayes KL, Molnar J, Christian CW, Scribano PV, Lavelle J, PAS annual meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2013
  • Grandparent involvement in exploratory pediatric poisonings: a hospital-based study
    Russo M, Pecker L, Wood J, Christian CW, Osterhoudt K, Henretig F, North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology; Clin Toxicol, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2013

Lectures

  • Identifying Physically Abused Children; Controversies in Abusive Head Trauma 
    Bogota, Colombia - 1/1/2015
  • The evaluation of children when sexual abuse is suspected 
    Brooklyn, NY - 1/1/2015
  • A Fine Balance 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2015

Other

Authored Content

  • The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child AbuseJuly 2018

Press Mentions

  • How Child Abuse Pediatricians Approach Their Work
    How Child Abuse Pediatricians Approach Their WorkNovember 6th, 2025
  • He Dialed 911 to Save His Baby. Then His Children Were Taken Away
    He Dialed 911 to Save His Baby. Then His Children Were Taken AwayDecember 29th, 2024
  • Robert A. Zimmerman, Internationally Acclaimed Neuroradiologist at Penn and CHOP, Dies at 82
    Robert A. Zimmerman, Internationally Acclaimed Neuroradiologist at Penn and CHOP, Dies at 82March 10th, 2021

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