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Office
SKMC 1025 Walnut Street
Suite 300 College Bldg
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-955-5105Fax+1 215-503-5686
Summary
- Theodore Christopher, MD, is an emergency medicine specialist based in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his medical education at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, followed by residencies in internal medicine at Brown University's Rhode Island Hospital, and then emergency medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. From 2002 to 2024, he has served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Christopher's professional focus includes healthcare administration, physician advocacy, and myocardial reperfusion injury. He has an active publication record in many peer-reviewed journals, contributing to topics such as diabetic vascular injury and cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. Dr. Christopher has been recognized as a Super Doctor and served as President of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Education & Training
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1984 - 1986
- Brown UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1981 - 2026
- DE State Medical License 2015 - 2023
- NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2021
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- President, Pennsylvania Medical Society October, 2017
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAdipocyte-derived small extracellular vesicles exacerbate diabetic ischemic heart injury by promoting oxidative stress and mitochondrial-mediated cardiomyocyte apoptosis.Lu Gan, Jianli Zhao, Peng Yao, Theodore A Christopher, Bernard Lopez
Redox Biology. 2025-02-01 - 1 citationsDysfunctional APPL1-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation in Diabetic Vascular Injury.Yunhui Du, Yanru Duan, Jianli Zhao, Caihong Liu, Zhen Zhang
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2023-12-01 - 1 citationsCOVID-19 and cardiovascular complications: updates of emergency medicine.Jianli Zhao, Yaoli Xie, Zhijun Meng, Caihong Liu, Yalin Wu
Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. 2023-09-01
Press Mentions
- Philadelphia Doctor Stabbed Multiple Times in Head and Face by PatientFebruary 24th, 2021
- Pennsylvania Removes Prior Authorization for Opioid TreatmentOctober 13th, 2018
- Pennsylvania Insurers Eliminate Prior Authorization for Substance Abuse TreatmentOctober 12th, 2018
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