ChristinaLynch(Lynch)SzperkaMD

Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Neurology. Director, Headache Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Neurology.

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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia - Neurology
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-1719

Fax+1 215-590-1771

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2007 - 2010
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Child Neurology, 2007 - 2010
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2007
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Clinical Trials

The Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Occipital Blocks for Acute Migraine Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 03
Completed
Phase 3
A Study of Galcanezumab (LY2951742) in Participants 12 to 17 Years of Age With Chronic Migraine Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 25
RECRUITING
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Association of Race and Ethnicity With Emergency Room Rate of Migraine Diagnosis, Testing, and Management in Children With Headache.
Danielle Kellier, Marissa Maliakal Anto, Matt Hall, Jennifer Marin, Kendall Nash
Neurology. 2025-03-11
Anxiety, depression, and headache-related disability in a large pediatric clinic-based sample.
Christina Murphy, Ali Ladak, Christina L Szperka, Blanca Marquez De Prado, Andrew D Hershey
Headache. 2025-03-01
Behavioral interventions for migraine prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jonathan R Treadwell, Amy Y Tsou, Benjamin Rouse, Ilya Ivlev, Julie Fricke
Headache. 2025-02-19

Journal Articles

Headache Characteristics in Children with Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Elevated Opening Pressure Without Papilledema, and Normal Opening Pressure: A Retrospective Coh...
Christina L Szperka, Grant T Liu, Deborah I Friedman, Shana E McCormack, Grace L Paley, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Reasons for Manuscript Rejection After Peer Review from the Journal Headache
Christina L Szperka, Chelsea M Hesterman, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain

Authored Content

Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMay 2018
Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMay 2018
Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMay 2018
Clinical and Prognostic Significance of CSF Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMarch 2018
Clinical and Prognostic Significance of CSF Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMarch 2018
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Press Mentions

Relief for Children’s Migraine HeadachesOctober 7th, 2019
Migraine Is Common in Children, but It Is Often Misdiagnosed. Here’s WhyAugust 1st, 2018
Understanding Pediatric MigraineMarch 15th, 2018
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