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Summary
Christine Townsend, MD is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University Medical Center’s Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine. She specializes in seeing patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, and sports and dance-related injuries.
Dr. Townsend is a former dancer who spent 6 years performing professionally and teaching dance prior to earning her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She received her MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York-Presbyterian – Columbia and Cornell. She then went on to complete a sports medicine fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center.
Dr. Townsend has a first-hand understanding of the importance for athletes, including performing artists, to be functioning physically at the highest level possible. When injuries do happen, she addresses them with a holistic approach. She believes in …an integrated, multi-disciplinary, individualized plan of care for every patient.
Read More Read less Dr. Townsend is a former dancer who spent 6 years performing professionally and teaching dance prior to earning her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She received her MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York-Presbyterian – Columbia and Cornell. She then went on to complete a sports medicine fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center.
Dr. Townsend has a first-hand understanding of the importance for athletes, including performing artists, to be functioning physically at the highest level possible. When injuries do happen, she addresses them with a holistic approach. She believes in …an integrated, multi-disciplinary, individualized plan of care for every patient.
Office Locations
Dr. Christine E. Townsend has 2 locationsQuick Facts
- accepting new patients
- 11 years of experience
- 22 insurance plans accepted
- University Hospital
- 3 specialties
- 4 areas of expertise
- 1 hospital affiliation
- 2 office locations
- Female
Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Christine E. Townsend
Medical Specialties
Dr. Christine E. Townsend has the following 3 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Christine E. Townsend has the following 4 areas of expertise
Certifications, License, & Education
11 Years Experience
MEDICAL LICENSE
Medical Doctor, New York, 2027, Active
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Residency
University Hospital
Medical School
University Of Kansas School Of MedicineGraduated in 2015
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- Dr. Christine Townsend's office is located at 180 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY, 10032.
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- Which hospitals is Dr. Christine Townsend affiliated with?
- Dr. Christine Townsend is affiliated with Newyork Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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