Christina Blum, MD

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Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director of Stroke Services, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department: Neurology

Contact information
51 N. 39th St.
Medical Office Building Suite 305
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215)662-8581
Fax: (215) 243-1512
Education:
ScB (Neuroscience)
Brown University, 2005.
MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2010.
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Selected Publications

Michele Cellers, Laura A Stein, Karrima C Owens, Christina Blum, Catherine Schmitt: "Use of EHR Based System Improves Stroke Alerting Process in the Emergency Department. International Stroke Conference Nursing Symposium February 2024.

Michele Sellers, Laura Stein, Karrima Owens, Christina Blum, Catherine Schmitt: “Use of EHR Based System Improves Stroke Alerting Process in the Emergency Department.” International Stroke Conference-Nursing Symposium February 2024.

Laura Stein, Jon Pomeroy, Melissa Spahr, Karlie Scavicchio, Aaron Rothstein, Ujwala Tambe, Christina Blum, Daniel Cristancho, Megan Yellareddigari, Karrima Owens, Michele Sellers, Colin Hoey: "Stroke Tracking: Improving Core Measure Compliance Tracking & Efficiency" International Stroke Conference February 2024.

Karrima Owens, Christina Blum, Mark Cort, Paul Novello, Ellen McPartland, Michele Sellers, Laura Stein, Colin Hoey, Aaron Rothstein: "An Expedited Transfer Process Improves Door In Door Out Times" International Stroke Conference Nursing Symposium Podium Presentation February 2024.

Julio A Chalela, Christina A Blum: Acute toxic-metabolic encephalopathy in adults. UptoDate 2021.

Daniel Cristancho, Hannach Machemehl, Chistina Blum: Delaying tPA Decision Impacts Overall Stroke Alert Efficiency: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve tPA Door to Needle Times. American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting April 2020.

Miller EC, Blum C, Rostanski SK: Developing A Stroke Center. Stroke 48(7): e155-e156, Jul 2017.

Yaghi S, Pilot M, Song C, Blum CA, Yakhkind A, Silver B, Furie KL, Elkind MS, Sherzai D, Sherai AZ: Ischemic Stroke Risk After Acute Coronary Syndrome. J Am Heart Assoc 13;5(7), Jul 2016

Blum CA, Kasner SE: Transient Ischemic Attacks Presenting with Dizziness or Vertigo. Neurol Clin 33(3): 629-42, Aug 2016.

Yaghi S, Rostanski SK, Boehme AK, Martin-Schild S, Samai A, Silver B, Blum CA, Jayaraman MV, Siket MS, Khan M, Furie KL, Elkind MS, Marchall RS, Willey JZ: Imaging Parameters and Recurrent Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attach. JAMA Neurol 73(5): 572-8, May 2016.

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