Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP
The Green Family Foundation and John and Patricia Walsh Professor and Chair
Contact
1020 Sansom Street
Thompson Building, Suite 239
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-5105
215-503-5686 fax
Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP
The Green Family Foundation and John and Patricia Walsh Professor and Chair
Education
Medical School
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York - 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, New York
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Targeting Adiponectin Receptor 1 Phosphorylation Against Ischemic Heart Failure
- C1q/TNF-Related Protein 3 Prevents Diabetic Retinopathy via AMPK-Dependent Stabilization of Blood–Retinal Barrier Tight Junctions
- Ischemic Heart-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Impair Adipocyte Function
- Emergency Medicine and COVID-19: now and next year
- Macrophages in Ischemic Heart Failure: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Board Certification
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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
Local Societies
- 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