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Description of Clinical Expertise
473 Cindy W. Christian, M.D. holds Anthony A. Latini endowed Chair in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania and serves as Assistant Dean of Community Engagement and Director of Interprofessional Education at the Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Christian completed her pediatric residency and child abuse pediatrics fellowship at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she has spent her career. For more than two decades, she directed the child protection program at CHOP. She is a faculty director of the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research at The University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Christian has led local, state, national and international efforts to improve the protection of abused and neglected children. From 2010-2015, Dr. Christian served as the first medical director for the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, leading the development of policies and strategies to improve the health of Philadelphia’s dependent children.1a 29
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7a Wood J, Rubin DM, Nance M, Christian CW: Presentation of accidental or 28 inflicted pediatric abdominal injuries 35 Pediatric Academic Society: Pediatric Research 24 53: 129A, 2003.
70 Christian CW, Duhaime AC: Biomechanics and neuropathology of 21 adult and pediatric head injury 1d Child Abuse Quarterly 3c 10: 6-8, 2003 Notes: Editorial comment.
79 Christian CW: Assessment and Evaluation of the Physically Abused Child 44 Clinics in Family Practice 5: 21-46, 2003.
71 Christian CW: Child abuse and Neglect. Guide to Pediatrics 56 J Woodhouse (eds.). Mosby; St. Louis Page: 187-94, 334-8, 2003.
d5 Christian CW: Reliability of history in abusive head injury. Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care 16: 11-12, 2003 Notes: Editorial comment.
83 Christian CW: Differential diagnosis of inflicted childhood neurotrauma-response d6 Inflicted Childhood Neurotrauma. Reece RM and Nicholson CE (eds.). American Academy of Pediatrics; Elk Grove Village, IL, 2003 Notes: Proceedings of a conference held in Bethesda MD, October 10-11, 2002 and 41 sponsored by HHS, NIH, NICHD, ORD, and NCMRR.
b5 Christian CW: Rib fractures as an indicator of abuse. Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care 16: 29-30, 2003.
a7 Ricci L, Christian CW, Reece R, Dubowitz H, Ludwig S: Report of the 1997 Child Abuse Physician Leadership Conference 3b Child Maltreatment 7: 166-9, 2002.
ab Lane WG, Rubin DM, Monteith R, Christian CW: Racial differences in the evaluation of pediatric fractures for child abuse 30 JAMA 288: 1603-9, 2002.
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9d Rubin D, Christian CW, Bilaniuk LT, Zazyczny KA, Durbin D: Occult head injury in high-risk abused children 36 Pediatrics 111: 1382-6, 2003.7a Wood J, Rubin DM, Nance M, Christian CW: Presentation of accidental or 28 inflicted pediatric abdominal injuries 35 Pediatric Academic Society: Pediatric Research 24 53: 129A, 2003.
70 Christian CW, Duhaime AC: Biomechanics and neuropathology of 21 adult and pediatric head injury 1d Child Abuse Quarterly 3c 10: 6-8, 2003 Notes: Editorial comment.
79 Christian CW: Assessment and Evaluation of the Physically Abused Child 44 Clinics in Family Practice 5: 21-46, 2003.
71 Christian CW: Child abuse and Neglect. Guide to Pediatrics 56 J Woodhouse (eds.). Mosby; St. Louis Page: 187-94, 334-8, 2003.
d5 Christian CW: Reliability of history in abusive head injury. Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care 16: 11-12, 2003 Notes: Editorial comment.
83 Christian CW: Differential diagnosis of inflicted childhood neurotrauma-response d6 Inflicted Childhood Neurotrauma. Reece RM and Nicholson CE (eds.). American Academy of Pediatrics; Elk Grove Village, IL, 2003 Notes: Proceedings of a conference held in Bethesda MD, October 10-11, 2002 and 41 sponsored by HHS, NIH, NICHD, ORD, and NCMRR.
b5 Christian CW: Rib fractures as an indicator of abuse. Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care 16: 29-30, 2003.
a7 Ricci L, Christian CW, Reece R, Dubowitz H, Ludwig S: Report of the 1997 Child Abuse Physician Leadership Conference 3b Child Maltreatment 7: 166-9, 2002.
ab Lane WG, Rubin DM, Monteith R, Christian CW: Racial differences in the evaluation of pediatric fractures for child abuse 30 JAMA 288: 1603-9, 2002.
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