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Office
10833 Le Conte Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-825-6196Fax+1 310-825-5834
Summary
- I graduated from Dartmouth College, got my M.D. from West Virginia University and completed training in Adult & Child Neurology at UCLA. I then worked on the Yosemite Search and Rescue team before joining the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center in 1998. I founded and direct the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT program, and also serve as Medical Director for the Operation MEND-Wounded Warrior Project mild TBI program. In 2011 I had the privilege to travel to Afghanistan as part of the U.S. military’s Grey Team III to review implementation of mTBI protocols in the field. I contributed to concussion/mTBI guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology, the Centers for Disease Control and the International Consensus Conference for Concussion in Sport (Berlin guidelines).
I'm currently a Professor of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children’s Hospital-UCLA. When I'm not rockclimbing or traveling into war zones, I like to cycle steep mountains on my road bike or backcountry camp in places with no cellular signal!
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Child Neurology, 1994 - 1996
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1991 - 1994
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
- West Virginia University School of MedicineClass of 1990
- Dartmouth CollegeAB, Biochemistry, 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1990 - 1991
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Zackery Lystedt Angel Award Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- The Ketogenic Diet for Pediatric Acute Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 51 citationsAmnesia for early life stress does not preclude the adult development of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in ratsAndrew M. Poulos, Maxine L. Reger, Nehali Mehta, Irina Zhuravka, Sarah R. Sterlace
Biological Psychiatry. 2014-08-15 - 295 citationsGlutamate and GABA Imbalance Following Traumatic Brain InjuryRéjean M. Guerriero, Christopher C. Giza, Alexander Rotenberg
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 2015-03-22 - 337 citationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury among ChildrenAngela Lumba-Brown, Angela Lumba-Brown, Keith Owen Yeates, Keith Owen Yeates, Kelly Sarmiento
JAMA Pediatrics. 2018-11-01
Journal Articles
- Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in ChildrenChristopher C Giza, Stanley A Herring, Heather T Keenan, James M Callahan, Richard G Ellenbogen, Gary Gronseth, David W Wright, Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Margot Putukia..., JAMA
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among ChildrenGerard A Gioia, Stacy J Suskauer, Barbara Holshouser, John Ragheb, Barbara Weissman, David W Wright, Mark Halstead, Andrew Gregory, James M Callahan, Gary Gronseth, Wa..., JAMA
- Sports Neurology Issues in Neurologic Practice: A Survey of American Academy of Neurology MembersConidi FX, Drogan O, Giza CC, Kutcher JS, Alessi AG and Crutchfield KE., Neurol Clin Practice, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Monitoring the Injured Brain: From Coma to Sports ConcussionsGiza CC, Symposium on Engineering, Medicine and Biology Applications (SEMBA), 1/1/2014
- Acute care clinical indicators associated with discharge outcomes in children with severe TBI.Vavilala MS, Kernic MA, Wang J, Kannan N, Mink RB, Wainwright MS, Groner JI, Bell MJ, Giza CC, Zatzick DF, Ellenbogen RG, Boyle LN, Mitchell PH, Rivara FP., J Neurotrauma, 1/1/2014
- Factors associated with clinician adherence to pediatric TBI guidelines: A qualitative studyBrolliar SM, Vavilala MS, Whiteside LK, Thompson JH, Mink RB, Wainwright MS, Groner JI, Bell MJ, Giza CC, Zatzick DF, Ellenbogen RG, Boyle LN, Mitchell PH, Rivara FP, J Neurotrauma, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- The Pass Machine General Pediatrics MOC CourseAmerican Physician Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, Rosemont, Illinois - 8/21/2013
- How dangerous are concussions?Mattel Children’s Hospital - UCLA - 1/1/2011
- ICU Management of Traumatic Brain InjuryNorthridge Hospital Medical Center, Roscoe Campus - 1/24/1999
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Other
- A trial of intracranial pressure monitoring in traumatic brain injury. NEJM 2012;367:2471-2481Huard L, Giza CC, Kelly RB. Critical appraisal of: Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Carney N, Dikmen S, Rondina C, Videtta W, Petroni G, Lujan S, Pridgeon J, Barber J, Machamer J..., PedsCCM Evidence-Based Journal Club
http://pedsccm.org/view.php?id=850
1/13/2013
Authored Content
- More Hard Knocks: TBI and Concussion at the American Academy of Neurology Annual MeetingApril 2018
- More Hard Knocks: TBI and Concussion at the American Academy of Neurology Annual MeetingApril 2018
Press Mentions
- URMC Part of Collaboration Awarded $10M for Pediatric Concussion ResearchOctober 11th, 2021
- NINDS Awards $10 Million for Pediatric Concussion ResearchOctober 7th, 2021
- UCLA: Concussions and Kids: Project Co-Led by UCLA Gets $10 Million Grant from NIHOctober 7th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Child Neurology SocietyMember
- National Neurotrauma SocietyMember
External Links
- UCLA Healthhttp://www.uclahealth.org/ChristopherGiza
- UCLA Neurosurgeryhttp://www.neurosurgery.ucla.edu
- UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORThttps://www.uclahealth.org/brainsport/about-brainsport
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