Christina L. Master, MD
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
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
Fax: 215-590-1501
Publications
Links
Search PubMed for articles
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Board of Directors
Co-host, The Sports Medicine Check-up, Official Podcast, American College of Sports Medicine
CHOP Minds Matter Concussion Frontier Program, Information on pediatric and adolescent concussion for patients, families, athletic and school personnel
CHOP Minds Matter Concussion Research Program
CHOP Center for Injury Research and Prevention
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
Concussion in Sport Group Board of Directors
American College of Sports Medicine Board of Trustees
University of Pennsylvania Academy of Master Clinicians
Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Board of Directors
American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, Executive Committee
Penn Center for Brain Injury and Repair Research Group
Search PubMed for articles
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Board of Directors
Co-host, The Sports Medicine Check-up, Official Podcast, American College of Sports Medicine
CHOP Minds Matter Concussion Frontier Program, Information on pediatric and adolescent concussion for patients, families, athletic and school personnel
CHOP Minds Matter Concussion Research Program
CHOP Center for Injury Research and Prevention
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
Concussion in Sport Group Board of Directors
American College of Sports Medicine Board of Trustees
University of Pennsylvania Academy of Master Clinicians
Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine Board of Directors
American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, Executive Committee
Penn Center for Brain Injury and Repair Research Group
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.
Permanent linkAB (Molecular Biology)
Princeton University, 1989.
MD (Medicine)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 1993.
Description of Research Expertise
concussion, vision, vestibular, sports medicine, sex differences, disparities, objective biomarkers, physiologic biomarkersDescription of Clinical Expertise
concussion, sports medicine, primary care pediatricsDescription of Other Expertise
concussion, sports medicineSelected Publications
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. bioRxiv [Preprint] Jan 2025Shah R, Das S, Gentile Kruse CF, de Prado BM, Raj N, Evans M, Panigrahi P, Hershey AD, Master CL, Szperka CL, Patterson Gentile C. : Patterns of Use and Benefit of Triptans in the Treatment of Acute Headache Worsening in Youth With Post-Traumatic Headache. Pediatr Neurol 167: 96-102, June 2025.
Hunzinger KJ, Caccese JB, Law CA, Wittmer RM, Buckley TA, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Schneider ALC; CARE Consortium Investigators. : Associations of Collegiate Football Career and Incident Concussion with Players' Health: A Longitudinal Study from the CARE Consortium. Sports Med May 2025.
Master CL,Scheiman M, Podolak OE, Grady MF,Howell D: Metrics of concussion-related vision disorders among children and adolescents with persisting post-concussive symptoms using an objective eye tracking device. Journal of Sport and Health Science May 2025.
Zemek R, Albrecht LM, Johnston S, Leddy J, Ledoux AA, Reed N, Silverberg N, Yeates K, Lamoureux M, Anderson C, Barrowman N, Beauchamp MH, Chen K, Chintoh A, Cortel-LeBlanc A, Cortel-LeBlanc M, Corwin DJ, Cowle S, Dalton K, Dawson J, Dodd A, El Emam K, Emery C, Fox E, Fuselli P, Gagnon IJ, Giza C, Hicks S, Howell DR, Kutcher SA, Lalonde C, Mannix RC, Master CL, Mayer AR, Osmond MH, Robillard R, Schneider KJ, Tanuseputro P, Terekhov I, Webster R, Wellington CL; TRANSCENDENT Concussion Integrated Discovery Program. : TRANSCENDENT (Transforming Research by Assessing Neuroinformatics across the Spectrum of Concussion by Embedding iNterdisciplinary Data-collection to Enable Novel Treatments): protocol for a prospective observational cohort study of concussion patients with embedded comparative effectiveness research within a network of learning health system concussion clinics in Canada. BMJ Open 22(15(4)): e095292, Apr 2025.
D'Alonzo BA, Schneider AL, Barnett IJ, Master CL, Hamilton RH, Wiebe DJ; Ivy League-Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study Investigators: Concurrent symptom domains and associations with recovery timelines among collegiate athletes with sport-related concussion. Br J Sports Med 25(59(7)): 461-469, Mar 2025.
Stavisky CJ, Miecznikowski JC, Haider MN, Chizuk HM, Nazir MSZ, Grady MF, McPherson JI, Nowak AS, Willer BS, Master CL, Leddy JJ. : Association of Cognitive Symptoms and Abnormal Oculomotor Signs With Recovery in Adolescents After Sport-Related Concussion. Clin J Sport Med 35(2): 138-144, Mar 2025.
Davis GA, Anderson N, Babl FE, Ballard DW, Barlow KM, Barrett MJ, Beauchamp MH, Borland ML, Bressan S, Crowe L, Chong SL, Corwin DJ, Dalziel SR, Emery CA, Fauteux-Lamarre E, Gioia GA, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Kirkwood MW, Löllgen RMC, Master CL, McKinlay A, Olver J, Mintegi S, Pavlicich V, Purcell L, Raman R, Rino P, Suskauer SJ, Shavit I, Tavender EJ, van Ierssel J, Yeates KO, Zuckerman SL, Anderson V. : International Consensus Definition of 'Sport & Exercise' in Toddlers and Young Children, Children, and Adolescents. Acta Paediatr Feb 2025.
Gentile CP, Aguirre GK, Ciuffreda KJ, Joshi NR, Arbogast KB, Master CL.: Model based fitting of pattern reversal visually evoked potentials provides a reliable characterization of waveform components. Biomed Signal Process Control 99, Jan 2025.
Jain D, Caccese JB, Boltz AJ, Buckley T, Cameron KL, Chrisman SPD, Clugston JR, Eckner JT, Ermer E, Scott FG, Harcum S, Hunt TN, Jannace KC, Kelly LA, Lempke LB, McDevitt J, Memmini A, Mozel A, Putukian M, Robb JB, Susmarski AJ, Syrydiuk RA, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Master CL, Esopenko C.: Factors Associated With Return to Activity After Concussion Among Female Service Academy Members: Findings From the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium. Mil Med. Page: Epub ahead of print, Dec 2024.