ChristopherP.ChildersMDPhD

General Surgery • Seattle, WA

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

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Office
1959 NE Pacific St Main Hospital
Seattle, WA 98195

Education & Training

University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2022 - 2024
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2014 - 2022
Fielding School of Public Health at UCLAPhD, Health Policy & Management, 2016 - 2019
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2014

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2021 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2015 - 2023
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

When Benchmarks Fail Us: A Case Study in Cytoreductive Surgery.
Varun V Bansal, Hunter D D Witmer, Christopher P Childers, David G Su, Kiran K Turaga
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-01-01
Better Outcomes or Just Bragging Rights?
Griffen I Allen, Christopher P Childers
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024-12-01
Correction: The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020-2023.
Anish J Jain, Kurt Schultz, Micah J Brainerd, Gilbert Z Murimwa, Andrew M Fleming
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024-12-01

Journal Articles

Same Data, Opposite Results?A Call to Improve Surgical Database Research
Christopher Childers, MD, JAMA Surgery
Same Data, Opposite Results?A Call to Improve Surgical Database Research
Christopher Childers, MD, JAMA Surgery
Evaluating Surgeons on Intraoperative Disposable Supply Costs: Details Matter
Drew S Cheng, Christopher P Childers, Ira S Hofer, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery

Press Mentions

A Discrete Event Simulation Model for CoordinatingFebruary 24th, 2020
New Questions About the $3B/year Robotic Surgery BusinessAugust 28th, 2018
Despite Risk of Breast Cancer, Few Men Undergo Genetic Tests, Study FindsMay 31st, 2018
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Grant Support

Surgical Outcomes Club Michael Zinner Research Fellowship ProgramSurgical Outcomes Club2018–Present
Variation in Surgeon-Level Intraoperative Costs: An Intervention StudyAHRQ2016–Present
Clinical Outcomes Research FellowshipAssociation of Academic Surgery / Association of Academic Surgery Foundation2016–2017