Dr. Christine B Sethna M.D.
Emergency Physician (Pediatric) | Pediatric Emergency Medicine
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Christine Sethna is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Sethna specializes in providing care for critically ill and injured children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians possess a vast amount of knowledge in areas such as neonatology, critical care and forensic pediatrics. Children involved in automobile accidents, child abuse or near-drowning episodes are frequent cases treated by pediatric emergency medicine physicians.
Education and Training
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Nephrology
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Nephrotic-range proteinuria in a child with retinoic acid syndrome.
- Blood pressure variability in children with primary vs secondary hypertension.
- Adiponectin in children and young adults with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
- Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates in the PICU.
- Recipient Criteria Predictive of Graft Failure in Kidney Transplantation.
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Children with Hypertension: in Search of a Definition.
- Role of race in kidney transplant outcomes in children with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
- Blood pressure and urolithiasis in children.
- Kidney volume and ambulatory blood pressure in children.
- Thinking under Pressure.
- Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Blockade Use in Sepsis Patients: Did It Impact Renal Outcomes?
- Developmental Origins and Nephron Endowment in Hypertension.
Clinical Trials
Professional Memberships
- Member North Shore-LIJ Medical Group
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