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Dr. Christina Allen is a Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine, where she serves as Chief of Yale Sports Medicine and Vice Chair of Athletic Medicine and Community Outreach. She is the Orthopaedic Team Physician for Yale Athletics and has extensive experience with U.S. national teams, including U.S. Soccer and USA Taekwondo.
- Education: BS in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University (1983); MD, UCLA School of Medicine (1995)
- Training: Orthopaedic Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests focus on:
- Revision ACL reconstruction outcomes and predictors
- Meniscus transplantation and cartilage repair
- Proximal hamstring avulsion repair
- Quantitative MRI for joint kinematics and cartilage changes
- Post-ACL revision infection risk factors
Scientific Awards include:
- Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughn Award (2019)
- NIH R01 Competitive Renewal Grant (2017)
- AOSSM O’Donoghue Award (2014)
Clinical Roles span:
- Team physician for U.S. Soccer (Women's/Men's National Teams)
- Former team physician for San Francisco Deltas (NASL Champions 2017)
- Medical Board member, World Taekwondo (London Olympics 2012, Rio Olympics 2016)
Publications highlight a 20-year longitudinal focus on:
- Machine learning models for surgical outcome prediction
- Graft choice impact on revision ACL longevity
- Cartilage degeneration after meniscectomy
- Biomechanical MRI analysis of joint kinematics
- Infection rates in revision surgeries
- Return-to-sport protocols for athletes
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