- Chronic disease management
- Preventive health
- Wellness examination
Kristin G. Christensen, MD
About me
- Regional Medical Director, Penn Primary Care
- Clinical Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
My education and training
- Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
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Insurance accepted
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, 2010
- American College of Physicians, National
- Society of General Internal Medicine, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Rhodes C, Tokazewski J, Christensen K, Holman M, Eimers A, Peifer M Clinician Decision Support Initiative to Decrease Outpatient High-Risk Medicine Prescriptions in the Elderly , Journal of General Internal Medicine, 35(8): 2020,2492-2494
Christensen KG, Cato R Statin Induced Tendinopathy: A Potential Uncommon Side Effect , Society of General Internal Medicine: 2010
Christensen KG, Krekun S, Bell T, Myers JS Assessing and Improving Handoff Communications for Inter-Hospital Transfers at an Academic Medical Center , J Hosp Med, 5(3): 2010,S87
Christensen, Kristin Medicine Clerkship Ambulatory Medicine Study Guide , Curriculum guide that is given to all of the second year medical students when they start their clerkship: 2008