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

134 citations
The spectrum of mild traumatic brain injury: A review.
Andrew R. Mayer, Davin K. Quinn, Christina L. Master
Neurology. 2017-08-08
219 citations
Point of Health Care Entry for Youth With Concussion Within a Large Pediatric Care Network.
Kristy B. Arbogast, Allison E. Curry, Melissa R. Pfeiffer, Mark R. Zonfrillo, Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa
JAMA Pediatrics. 2016-07-01
80 citations
Early targeted heart rate aerobic exercise versus placebo stretching for sport-related concussion in adolescents: a randomised controlled trial
John J. Leddy, Christina L. Master, Rebekah Mannix, Douglas J. Wiebe, Matthew F. Grady
The Lancet. Child & Adolescent Health. 2021-11-01

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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