Christina L. Master, MD

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Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Staff, Division of General Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Director, Minds Matter, Concussion Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Research, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Division of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, CHOP
Medical Staff, Division of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator, Center for Brain Injury and Repair, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Center for Injury Research Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellow, Clinical Futures, a CHOP Research Institute Center of Emphasis, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Division of Orthopedics
Sports Medicine and Performance Center
Minds Matter Concussion Program
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
550 S. Goddard Blvd.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 215-590-1501
Publications

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Links
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 Co-host, The Sports Medicine Check-up, Official Podcast, American College of Sports Medicine
Concussion in Sport Group Board of Directors
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia YouTube Channel with instructional videos for physicians regarding concussion history and physical examination and also informational educational videos for patients, families, athletic and school personnel
CHOP Center for Injury Research and Prevention
American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, Executive Committee
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Board of Directors
Penn Center for Brain Injury and Repair Research Group
Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Board of Directors
CHOP Minds Matter Concussion Research Program
CHOP Minds Matter Concussion Frontier Program, Information on pediatric and adolescent concussion for patients, families, athletic and school personnel
American College of Sports Medicine Board of Trustees
University of Pennsylvania Academy of Master Clinicians
Education:
AB (Molecular Biology)
Princeton University, 1989.
 MD (Medicine)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 1993.
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Description of Research Expertise

concussion, vision, vestibular, sports medicine, sex differences, disparities, objective biomarkers, physiologic biomarkers

Description of Clinical Expertise

concussion, sports medicine, primary care pediatrics

Description of Other Expertise

concussion, sports medicine

Selected Publications

Post EG, Anderson T, Triplett AN, Ahmed OH, Moran RN, Schneider KJ, Adams WM, Blauwet C, Derman W, Donaldson A, Emery CA, Howell DR, Master C, Mitchell KM, Uihlein M, Weiler R, Willick SE, Finnoff JT. : Advancing concussion assessment for para sport athletes through the Para SCAT6 initiative. Br J Sports Med Page: Epub ahead of print, Feb 2026.

 Wilkes J, Owens S, Sarkar S, Mcginnis I, Bowen M, Master C, Grady M. : Clinical Utility of Physical Examination Findings in Pediatric and Adolescent Acute Spondylolysis. Orthop J Sports Med. 14(2), Feb 2026.

 van Ierssel JJ, Kutcher SA, Johnston S, Pham NK, Lamoureux M, Dodd AB, Mullan M, Yeates KO, Ledoux AA, Liu BC, Lalonde C, Master CL, Howell DR, Chintoh A, Mikolić A, Beauchamp MH, Silverberg ND, Zemek R : TRANSCENDENT Concussion Integrated Discovery Program. Prevalence and Risk of Anxiety and Depression after Concussion: A TRANSCENDENT Study. J Neurotrauma Epub ahead of print, Feb 2026.

 van Ierssel JJ, Kutcher SA, Johnston S, Pham NK, Lamoureux M, Dodd AB, Mullan M, Yeates KO, Ledoux AA, Liu BC, Lalonde C, Master CL, Howell DR, Chintoh A, Mikolić A, Beauchamp MH, Silverberg ND, Zemek R; TRANSCENDENT Concussion Integrated Discovery Program: Prevalence and Risk of Anxiety and Depression after Concussion: A TRANSCENDENT Study. J Neurotrauma Page: Epub ahead of print, Feb 2026.

 Nichols T, Godfrey M, Arbogast K, Master CL, Corwin D. : Motion Sickness and Psychological and Vestibular Symptom Burden After Concussion. Clin Pediatr (Phila) Epub ahead of print, Jan 2026.

 D'Alonzo BA, Schneider ALC, Erz A, Master CL, Barnett IJ, Hamilton RH, Wiebe DJ, Szymczak JE: A Qualitative Study of Collegiate Student-Athlete Experiences of Recovery After Concussion. J Head Trauma Rehabil 41(1): E27-E37, Jan-Feb 2026.

 Davis GA, Babl FE, Anderson V; Study Group. : Authors' Response to Reader's Form. Acta Paediatr 115(1): 247-248, Jan 2026.

 Edgar JC, Blaskey L, Chen Y, Podolak OE, Murray DL, McNamee M, Konka K, Berman JI, Roberts TPL, Huang M, Arbogast KB, Master CL. : Regionally Specific Resting-State Beta Neural Power Predicts Brain Injury and Symptom Recovery in Adolescents with Concussion: A Longitudinal Study. J Neurotrauma Epub ahead of print, Oct 2025

Alvarez TL, Scheiman M, Hajebrahimi F, Noble M, Gohel S, Baro R, Bachman JA, Master CL, Goodman A: CONCUSS Investigator Group. Infographic. Keep an eye on vision after concussion-screening tool and procedure for the two most common concussion-related vision disorders: convergence insufficiency and accommodative insufficiency. Br J Sports Med Epub ahead of print, Oct 2025

Cheever KM, King J, Guan J, Gliedit J, Broglio S, Pasquina PF, Hazzard JB Jr, Clugston JR, Feigenbaum LA, Miles CM, Buckley TA, Benjamin HJ, Master C, Kontos AP, Port N, Cameron K, Mihalik JP: The interaction between neck pain and known determinates of delayed return to play among NCAA student-athletes: a CARE consortium study. Brain Inj 39(14): 1262-1267, Dec 2025.
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Last updated: 02/19/2026
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