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Dr. Christopher A Longhurst MD

Pediatrician

9300 Campus Point Drive La Jolla CA, 92037
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Dr. Christopher Longhurst is a pediatrician practicing in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Longhurst is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Longhurst diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Longhurst can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.

Education and Training

UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA Medical Degree

Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Other Degree

Newborn Hospitalist Medical Degree

Chief Information Officer Medical Degree

UC Davis, Sacramento, CA Other Degree

Board Certification

PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 17 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Awards

  •  2010-2012 Top 25 Clinical Informaticist, Modern Healthcare 
  • Stanford University School of Medicine, Office of the Dean 2011-2013 Letter of Teaching Distinction 
  • Stanford University School of Medicine 2010 Faculty Fellows Leadership Program 

Publications

  • Health affairs (Project Hope)A 'green button' for using aggregate patient data at the point of care.2014
  • JAMA : the jourl of the American Medical AssociationRefocusing medical education in the EMR era.2013
  • NEW ENGLAND JOURL OF MEDICINEEvidence-Based Medicine in the EMR Era2011
  • PEDIATRICSDecrease in Hospital2010
  • Pediatric critical care medicineOptimizing care of adults with congenital heart disease2014
  • PediatricsUse of Electronic Medical Record-Enhanced Checklist and Electronic Dashboard to Decrease CLABSIs.2014
  • Jourl of patient safetyCore drug-drug interaction alerts for inclusion in pediatric electronic health records with2014
  • jourl of pediatricsAssociation between Maintence Fluid Tonicity and Hospital-Acquired Hypotremia.2013
  • ACADEMIC MEDICINEMedical Education in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Era: Benefits, Challenges2013
  • PediatricsA clinical case of electronic health record drug alert fatigue: consequences for patient outcome.2013
  • Pediatric critical care medicineEmbedding time-limited laboratory orders within computerized provider order entry reduces2013
  • Online jourl of public health informaticsImmunization registries in the EMR Era.2013
  • Jourl of healthcare information magement : JHIMUsing an Evidence-Based Approach to EMR Implementation to Optimize Outcomes2013
  • Archivos argentinos de pediatriaRights and responsibilities of electronic health records (EHR) users caring for children.2013
  • PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICAReducing Mortality Related to Adverse Events in Children2012
  • JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHSpecial Requirements for Electronic Medical Records in Adolescent Medicine2012
  • PEDIATRICSInternet Access and Attitudes Toward Online Persol Health Information Among Detained Youth2012
  • Joint Commission jourl on quality and patient safety / Joint CommissioIntegrating the home magement plan of care for children with2012
  • BRITISH MEDICAL JOURLHealth information technology and patient safety2012
  • NeoReviewsNeotal Informatics: Optimizing Clinical Data Entry and Display.2012
  • Jourl of participatory medicineImpact of an EMR-Based Daily Patient Update Letter on Communication2012
  • APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICSRapid Implementation of Inpatient Electronic Physician Documentation at an Academic Hospital2012
  • NeoReviewsNeotal Informatics: Transforming Neotal Care Through Translatiol Bioinformatics.2012
  • Healthcare informatics : the business magazine for information and comAn evidence-based approach to activating your EMR.2011
  • PEDIATRIC ANLSA 15-Year-Old Girl with Dysphagia, Failure to Thrive2011
  • JOURL OF PERITOLOGYImpact of electronic medical record integration of a h2011
  • PEDIATRICSComputerized Physician Order Entry With Decision Support Decreases Blood Transfusions in Children2011
  • APPLIED CLINICAL INFORMATICSSociotechnical Challenges of Developing an Interoperable Persol Health Record Lessons Learned2011
  • NeoReviewsNeotal Informatics: Computerized Physician Order Entry.2011
  • Jourl of participatory medicineImplementing an Interoperable Persol Health Record in Pediatrics2011
  • NeoReviewsNeotal Informatics: Information Technology to Support Handoffs in Neotal Care.2011
  • NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICEVitamin D-Deficient Rickets in a Child With Cow's Milk Allergy2010
  • Joint Commission jourl on quality and patient safety / Joint CommissioImproved physician work flow after integrating sign-out notes into the electronic medical record.2010
  • Joint Commission jourl on quality and patient safety / Joint CommissioDevelopment of a Web2009
  • AMERICAN JOURL OF SURGERYAlphanumeric paging in an academic hospital setting2006
  • PEDIATRICSPerceived increase in mortality after process2006
  • PEDIATRICS IN REVIEWIndex of suspicion2004
  • Nutrition in clinical practiceA practical guideline for calculating parenteral nutrition cycles.2003
  • CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASESIsolation of Leclercia adecarboxylata from an infant with acute lymphoblastic leukemia2001

Experience & Accolades

  • Fellowship Director 2014 - 2014Clinical Informatics, Stanford University Medical Center
  • Member2012 - 2014 VP of Analytics, Stanford Children's Health
  • Member2010 - 2014 Chief Medical Information Officer, Stanford Children's Health
  • Medical Director 2007 - 2010 Clinical Informatics, Stanford Children's Health
  • Member2004 - 2007 Physician Lead, Clinical Informatics, Stanford Children's Health

Dr. Christopher A Longhurst MD's Practice location

Practice At 725 Welch Rd

725 Welch Rd -
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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New patients: 650-736-7492
http://www.radiology.ucsf.edu/

Dr. Christopher Longhurst, MD

1520 Page Mill Rd M/C 5522 -
Palo Alto, CA 94304
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Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health - Pregnancy and Childbirth

9300 Campus Point Drive -
La Jolla, CA 92037
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UC San Diego Health

200 West Arbor Dr -
San Diego, CA 92103
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