Provider Name:
Christopher Blunden, M.D.
Academic Appointment: CMU Clinical Assistant Professor
Provider Specialty:
Endocrinology
Areas of Clinical Focus:
Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes/Puberty disorders/Growth disorders/Adrenal disorders/Pituitary disorders
Areas of Research/Scholarship Focus:
Previous research on thyroid function in VLBW infants in the NICU/Vascular complications of Turner syndrome/Use of growth hormone in Turner syndrome
Board Certification(s):
ABP General Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology
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Languages Spoken: English
Medical School:
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Internship:
Carolinas Medical Center (now Atrium Health) in Charlotte, NC
Residency:
Carolinas Medical Center (now Atrium Health) in Charlotte, NC
Fellowship:
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Selected Publications:
1. Blunden C, Urbina EM, Lawson SA, Gutmark-Little I, Shah AS, Khoury PR, Backeljauw PF. Progression of vasculopathy in young individuals with Turner syndrome. Pediatric Cardiology. 2021;42(3):481-491. PMID: 33242100
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00246-020-02505-w
2. Steuart R, Blunden C, Kamoun C, Herrmann LE. New-onset morning vomiting and ataxia in a 6 year-old girl with developmental delay. Pediatrics in Review. 2020;41(4):196-199. PMID: 32238548
https://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/41/4/196.long
3. Blunden C, Nasomyont N, Backeljauw P. Growth Hormone Therapy for Turner Syndrome. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews. 2018;16(Suppl1):80-90. PMID: 30378785
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30378785/
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4. Rose SR, Blunden C, Jarrett O, Kaplan K, Caravantes R, Akinbi H. Utility of repeat testing for congenital hypothyroidism in very low birth weight infants.
Awards/Honors:
1. Molecular Epidemiology in Children’s Environmental Health T32 Training Grant
2. Turner Syndrome Global Alliance Research Grant
3. Pediatric Academic Societies Travel Award for Young Investigators
4. Endocrine Society Early Career Forum Travel Award
5. Pediatric Endocrine Society Travel Award
