Christina Master

Background

About Christina Master

Christina Master is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Minds Matter Concussion Program at CHOP with over two decades of experience in clinical pediatrics. She was Vice Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for 17 years and subsequently completed a sabbatical year of fellowship training in primary care sports medicine at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Master is board-certified in pediatrics and brain injury medicine with additional qualification in sports medicine and treats over a thousand youth with concussion annually in her outpatient practice. She is co-founding director of Minds Matter, the concussion program for children at CHOP that provides clinical care, community outreach and conducts research in youth concussion. Her particular research emphasis has been describing the epidemiology of pediatric concussion and identifying visual deficits following concussion as a target for intervention for those with prolonged symptoms. She continues to practice general pediatrics in the same practice for the last 28 years. She enjoys playing the piano, running, swimming and cycling and has completed marathons in Munich, Philadelphia, Budapest and NYC as well as a few triathlons at the sprint and olympic distances. She is the mother of three busy children who participate in activities including ice hockey, robotics, debate, and HiQ.