Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Green Family Foundation & John & Patricia Walsh Professor

Theodore A. Christopher, MD, FACEP

Contact

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Thompson Building, Suite 239
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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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, 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

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