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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
Office: 215-590-1527
Fax: 215-590-1501
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.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, 1993-1996.
Chief Resident in Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, 1996-1997.
Fellow, Primary Care Sports Medicine, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine, 2010-2011.
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics. Re-certified: 2002; Maintenance of Certification 2010, 2016, 2021, 2025, 1996.
Certificate of Additional Qualification in Sports Medicine, 2012; Re-certified 2022 , 2012.
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine, Maintenance of Certification 2025, 2014.
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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

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.

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.

Eagle SR, Huber D, McCrea M, Okonkwo DO, Harezlak J, McAllister T, Pasquina P, Broglio S, Meier TB; CARE Consortium Investigators: Effect of Obese Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes and Inflammatory Blood Biomarkers following Sport-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes and Military Cadets: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium. Sports Med 55(11): 2891-2903, Nov 2025.

Scheiman M, Raghuram A, Master C, Robich ML, Toole A, Shelton ER, Srinivasan G, Marusic S, Meiyeppen S, Jordan LA, Roberts TL: EPICC Study Group. Long-term test and retest reliability of clinical vergence testing. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 45(7): 1630-1641, Nov 2025.

Mannix R, Hannon M, Hennelly K, Master C, Corwin D, Badawy M, Foster AA, Thomas D, Blackwell L, Reisner A, Manley G.: Evaluating Diagnostic Strategies for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Literature-Based Clinical Decision Analysis. J Pediatr Epub ahead of print, Oct 2025.

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