ChristopherALonghurstMD
Pediatrics • San Diego, CAHospitalist
Chief Medical Officer & Chief Digital Officer @ UC San Diego Health
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Office
9560 Towne Center Drive Suite #100
San Diego, CA 92121Phone+1 858-249-6880
Summary
- Dr. Christopher Longhurst is a pediatrician in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with UC San Diego Health. He received his medical degree from University of California Davis School of Medicine and has been in practice since 2001. He specializes in hospital medicine including newborns, and is experienced in electronic health records, evidence-based medicine, clinical informatics, and quality improvement.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 2001, MD
University of California at DavisM.S, 2000
University of California at San DiegoB.S, Magna cum laude, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Transformational Leadership Award UC Davis School of Medicine Alumni Association, 2021
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry EHR, Cerner Corporation, 2012-2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsAssociation of Electronic Surgical Consent Forms With Entry Error Rates.J Jeffery Reeves, Kristin L. Mekeel, Ruth S. Waterman, Lisa R Rhodes, Brian Clay
JAMA Surgery. 2020-08-01 - 46 citationsTelehealth in the COVID-19 Era: A Balancing Act to Avoid Harm.J Jeffery Reeves, John W. Ayers, Christopher A. Longhurst
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021-02-01 - 2 citationsAn Exponential Increase in Regional Health Information Exchange With Collaborative Policies and Technologies.N. Lance Downing, Steven R. Lane, Mathew Eisenberg, Christopher Sharp, Jonathan P. Palma
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2015-01-01
Journal Articles
- Best Practices for Preventing Malfunctions in Rule-Based Clinical Decision Support Alerts and Reminders: Results of a Delphi StudyAdam Wright, Christopher A Longhurst, William Galanter, Richard Schreiber, ScienceDirect
Lectures
- Computer Human Interface in Healthcare IT.San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACM CHI
- Diagnostic Decision Support for Congenital Heart Disease.Physician Scientist Training Program, UC Davis
- Medical Decision Making.Introduction to Medical Informatics (MDI 210), UC Davis
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Authored Content
- Empowering UC Health Patients with Apple Health RecordsJanuary 2019
Press Mentions
That Message from Your Doctor? It May Have Been Drafted by A.I.September 24th, 2024- AI Could Help Physicians Better Communicate with PatientsSeptember 23rd, 2024
- UC San Diego Health Maintains Top Quality Care Status by VizientSeptember 18th, 2024
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Association of Medical Directors of Information SystemsMember
External Links
- UCSD profilehttps://health.ucsd.edu/about/leadership/Pages/longhurst.aspx
- Google Scholar profilehttp://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Q3v-FPAAAAAJ
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