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Cindy Christian, MD, Pediatrics, Philadelphia, PA

CindyChristianMD

Pediatrics Philadelphia, PA

Child Abuse Pediatrics

Professor, Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine

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  • Office

    3401 Civic Center Blvd
    Children's Hospital Of Phila - General Pediatrics
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    Phone+1 215-590-2164
    Fax+1 215-590-2180

Education & Training

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1985
  • Bucknell University
    Bucknell UniversityB.S., Animal Behavior, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1999 - 2010
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Child Abuse Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ray E Helfer Society Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect 2013
  • Champion of Hope and Healing Leadership Award- to the PA Child Abuse Task Force Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Center, 2013
  • Honoree, Citizen of the Year Philadelphia Inquirer, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children  
    Christopher 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 Children  
    Gerard 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
  • Retinal hemorrhages and vaccination  
    Binenbaum G, Christian CW, Guttmann K, Huang J, Ying G, Forbes, B, JAMA Ophthalmol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • County-level poverty and child abuse fatality rates in the United States
    Farrell CA, Fleegler EW, Wilson CR, Christian CW, Lee L, PAS annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2015
  • Enhancing the ED approach to pediatric sexual assault care: Implementation of a pediatric SART program
    Goyal M, Mollen C, Hayes KL, Molnar J, Christian CW, Scribano PV, Lavelle J, PAS annual meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2013
  • Grandparent involvement in exploratory pediatric poisonings: a hospital-based study
    Russo M, Pecker L, Wood J, Christian CW, Osterhoudt K, Henretig F, North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology; Clin Toxicol, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Identifying Physically Abused Children; Controversies in Abusive Head Trauma 
    Bogota, Colombia - 1/1/2015
  • The evaluation of children when sexual abuse is suspected 
    Brooklyn, NY - 1/1/2015
  • A Fine Balance 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Child physical abuse and neglect 
    Schilling S, Christian CW, Disaster and Trauma: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
    1/1/2014
  • Tell toddlers what’s private about their bodies 
    Christian, CW, CNN
    http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/opinion/cristian-sandusky-sexual-abuse/index.html
    1/20/2012
  • Child Physical Abuse (Pediatrics) 
    Wood JN, Christian CW, PIER, American College of Physicians
    http://pier.acponline.org/physicians/diseases/d019/d019.html
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2008
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Authored Content

  • The Eye Examination in the Evaluation of Child AbuseJuly 2018

Press Mentions

  • Robert A. Zimmerman, Internationally Acclaimed Neuroradiologist at Penn and CHOP, Dies at 82
    Robert A. Zimmerman, Internationally Acclaimed Neuroradiologist at Penn and CHOP, Dies at 82March 10th, 2021
  • Dr. James Callahan and Dr. Cindy Christian of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Co-Author New CDC Guideline to Improve Care of Children with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
    Dr. James Callahan and Dr. Cindy Christian of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Co-Author New CDC Guideline to Improve Care of Children with Mild Traumatic Brain InjurySeptember 4th, 2018
  • Cutaneous Clues of Child Abuse
    Cutaneous Clues of Child AbuseOctober 1st, 2015
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