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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Phila - General Pediatrics
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-590-2164Fax+1 215-590-2180
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
- Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1985
- Bucknell UniversityB.S., Animal Behavior, 1977 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- 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
- 2 citationsStruggling to Stem the Tide of Child Maltreatment.Samantha Schilling, Joanne N Wood, Cindy W Christian
JAMA. 2024-03-19 - Consensus building on definitions and types of child maltreatment to improve recording and surveillance in Europe: protocol for a multi-sectoral, European, electronic ...Ulugbek Nurmatov, Laura Elizabeth Cowley, Leonor Bettencourt Rodrigues, Aideen Naughton, Geoff Debelle
BMJ Open. 2023-12-12 - 7 citationsInternational Consensus Statement on the Radiological Screening of Contact Children in the Context of Suspected Child Physical Abuse.Kshitij Mankad, Jai Sidpra, David M Mirsky, Adam J Oates, Gabrielle C Colleran
JAMA Pediatrics. 2023-05-01
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
- Retinal hemorrhages and vaccinationBinenbaum G, Christian CW, Guttmann K, Huang J, Ying G, Forbes, B, JAMA Ophthalmol, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- County-level poverty and child abuse fatality rates in the United StatesFarrell 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 programGoyal 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 studyRusso 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 TraumaBogota, Colombia - 1/1/2015
- The evaluation of children when sexual abuse is suspectedBrooklyn, NY - 1/1/2015
- A Fine BalanceSan Diego, CA - 1/1/2015
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Other
- Child physical abuse and neglectSchilling S, Christian CW, Disaster and Trauma: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
1/1/2014 - Tell toddlers what’s private about their bodiesChristian, 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 - Join now to see all
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 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 InjurySeptember 4th, 2018
- Cutaneous Clues of Child AbuseOctober 1st, 2015
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