Dr. Jason Douglas Christie MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Jason Christie practices Pulmonology in Philadelphia, PA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Christie manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1993
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease- 1999
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine- 2000
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The epidemiologist in the intensive care unit.
- Central nervous system infections due to Abiotrophia and Granulicatella species: an emerging challenge?
- Genetic epidemiology of acute lung injury: choosing the right candidate genes is the first step.
- Lung allograft ischemic time: crossing the threshold.
- Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction part I: introduction and methods.
- Report of the ISHLT Working Group on Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction part II: definition. A consensus statement of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
- Microarrays.
- Multiple variables affecting blood usage in lung transplantation.
- The influence of patient adherence on anticoagulation control with warfarin: results from the International Normalized Ratio Adherence and Genetics (IN-RANGE) Study.
- Update in transplantation 2006.
- Low use of durable medical equipment by chronically disabled elderly.
- Association of RBC transfusion with mortality in patients with acute lung injury.
- Determinants of the survival benefit of lung transplantation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Survival after bilateral versus single lung transplantation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective analysis of registry data.
- The interleukin-6 gene and critical illness: is inflammatory gene variation the key to personalized medicine in the intensive care unit?
Awards
- Philadelphia Super Doctors 2012
- Awards & Recognition
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia Magazine 's Top Docs issue from t 2010
- Recognized by America's Top Doctors
Professional Memberships
- Fellow International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Fellowship , Grant reviewer
- Member Society for Epidemiologic Research
- Member Society of Critical Care Medicine , Fellow 2000-present , Internal Medicine Steering Committee 2010 2012
- Fellow American Board of Internal Medicine
- Fellow American College of Chest Physicians
- Fellow American College of Epidemiology
- Fellow American College of Physicians
- Member American Society of Transplantation
- Member Board of Directors: The ARDS Foundation (www.ARDSUSA.org)
- Member NHLBI Science Moving towArds Research Translation and Therapy (SMARTT) program , Scientific Review
- Member Drinker Critical Care Society
- Member Laennec Society
- Member Pennsylvania Thoracic Society
Fellowships
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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