ErikDeanChristensenMD

Forensic/Autopsy, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Owner, Mountain West Forensic Pathology, LLC

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Dr. Erik Christensen, based in Salt Lake City, UT, is a specialist in Pathology with subspecialties in Forensic/Autopsy, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology. He completed his medical education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and further honed his expertise with a fellowship in Forensic Pathology at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Dr. Christensen has been serving as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Utah School of Medicine since 2008. His recent publications focus on topics such as myocardial injury in SARS-CoV-2 cases and genetic studies related to suicide, with his research being cited in multiple scientific journals.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Forensic Pathology, 2000 - 2001
Madigan Army Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1994 - 1998
National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1990

PubMed

2 citations
Evidence of autoinflammation as a principal mechanism of myocardial injury in SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive medical examiner cases.
Margo E Hammond, Erik D Christensen, Michael Belenky, Gregory L Snow, Kevin Shah
Diagnostic Pathology. 2023-10-18
44 citations
GWAS Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempt: Identification of 12 Genome-Wide Significant Loci and Implication of Genetic Risks for Specific Health Factors.
Anna R Docherty, Niamh Mullins, Allison E Ashley-Koch, Xuejun Qin, Jonathan R I Coleman
The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2023-10-01
6 citations
Suicide and Psychosis: Results From a Population-Based Cohort of Suicide Death (N = 4380).
Anna R. Docherty, Amanda V. Bakian, Emily DiBlasi, Andrey A. Shabalin, Danli Chen
Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2021-09-24

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