ChristinaLMasterMDBrain Injury Medicine(She/Her)

Sports Medicine

Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-6919

Fax+1 215-590-1501

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.

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

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

Aerobic Exercise for Concussion Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 23
Completed
Not Applicable
Neural Injury in Adolescents With Concussion Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 11
Completed
Physiological Effects of Soccer Heading Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 15
Completed
Not Applicable

PubMed

25 citations
Principles for return to learn after concussion.
John G. Baker, Brian Rieger, K. McAvoy, John J. Leddy, Christina L. Master
International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2014-11-01
106 citations
Pediatric Providers’ Self-Reported Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes About Concussion
Mark R. Zonfrillo, Christina L. Master, Matthew F. Grady, Flaura Koplin Winston, James M. Callahan
Pediatrics. 2012-12-01
7 citations
Pediatric Sports-Related Concussion: An Approach to Care.
Olivia E Podolak, Kristy B Arbogast, Christina L Master, David Sleet, Matthew F Grady
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2021-01-21

Journal Articles

Utility of Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics as a Physiologic Biomarker for Adolescent Sport-Related Concussion
Christina L Master, Matthew F Grady, JAMA Ophthalmology
Utility of a Vestibular Home Exercise Program and Formal Vestibular Therapy Following Pediatric Concussion
Matthew F Grady, Christina L Master, AAP News

Utility of a Vestibular Home Exercise Program and Formal Vestibular Therapy Following Pediatric ConcussionJuly 2018

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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