Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Green Family Foundation & John & Patricia Walsh Professor
Contact
1020 Sansom Street
Thompson Building, Suite 239
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-5105
215-503-5686 fax
Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Green Family Foundation & John & Patricia Walsh Professor
Education
Medical School
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY- 1981
Residency
Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Internal Medicine, Brown University - Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Fellowship
American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Medicine Foundation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Geriatric Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Dysfunctional APPL1-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation in Diabetic Vascular Injury
- COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications: Updates of emergency medicine
- Hypoadiponectinemia-induced upregulation of microRNA449b downregulating Nrf-1 aggravates cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury in diabetic mice
- Nitrative Modification of Caveolin-3: A Novel Mechanism of Cardiac Insulin Resistance and a Potential Therapeutic Target Against Ischemic Heart Failure in Prediabetic Animals
- Targeting Adiponectin Receptor 1 Phosphorylation Against Ischemic Heart Failure
Board Certification
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Expertise & Research Interests
Expertise: Administrative Emergency Medicine
Research Interests: Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury; Myocardial Apoptosis
Other Expertise:
Fellow, American College of Emergency Medicine
National Societies
- Physicians for Social Responsibility, Member
- American College of Emergency Physicians, Member
- American Medical Association, Alternate Delegate and Member
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Past Member
- American Heart Association, Member
- Shock Society, Member
- Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine, Member
Professional Associations
- Philadelphia Pediatric Emergency Medical Services – Member
- Pennsylvania Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, Member and Past President
- Pennsylvania Medical Society, Member
- Philadelphia County Medical Society, Member, Board of Directors, & President Elect
- Pfahler Foundation, Board of Directors
- Trustee, PCMS Educational and Scientific Trust