
Title(s):
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director Residency Program, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Appointment Phone:
410-550-3350
Primary Location:
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center - 301 Building
Expertise:
General Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Education and Experience
Training
- University of Connecticut Health Center (Farmington CT)/ (1993)
Residencies
- Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (Richmond VA)/ Internal Medicine (1996)
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Baltimore MD)/ Geriatrics (1999)
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore MD)/ Medicine Gerontology (1998)
Certifications
- Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2008)
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006)
Locations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center - 301 Building
301 Mason Lord Drive
Mason F. Lord Building, Center Tower, 3rd Floor Room Room 341
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410-550-3350
Appointment Phone: 410-550-3350
Fax: 410-550-0491
Location Map
Department / Division
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Medicine - Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Centers/Institutes
Bio
Physician Title
Director Residency Program, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Expertise
- General Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
Research
Research and Publications
Christmas C, Park EM, Schmaltz H, Gozu A, Durso SC. A model intensive course in geriatric teaching for non-geriatrician educators. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(7):1048-52.
Christmas C, Kravet SJ, Durso SC, Wright SM. Clinical excellence in academia: Perspectives from those with reputations as masterful academic clinicians. Mayo Clin Proc 2008;82(9):989-994.
Boult C, Christmas C, Durso SC, Leff B, Boult LB, Fried LP. Improving chronic care for the older population. Acad Med 2008;83(7):627-631.
Hayashi JL, Christmas C. Housecalls and the ACGME competencies. Teach Learn Med. 2009:21(2)1-7.
Christmas C, Ziegelstein RC. The seventh competency. Teach Learn Med 2009 Apr-June;21(2):169-172.
Durso SC, Christmas C, Kravet SJ, Parsons G, Wright SM. Implications of academic medicines failure to recognize clinical excellence. Clin Med Res. 2009;Nov 4.
Ratanawongsa N, Rand CS, Magill CF, Hayashi J, Brandt L, Christmas C, Record JD, Howell EE, Federowicz MA, Hellmann DB, Ziegelstein RC. Teaching residents to know their patients as individuals. The Aliki Initiative at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Summer 2009; 72:4-11.
Christmas C, Kravet SJ, Durso SC, Wright SM. Clinical excellence in academia: Perspectives from those with reputations as masterful academic clinicians. Mayo Clin Proc 2008;82(9):989-994.
Boult C, Christmas C, Durso SC, Leff B, Boult LB, Fried LP. Improving chronic care for the older population. Acad Med 2008;83(7):627-631.
Hayashi JL, Christmas C. Housecalls and the ACGME competencies. Teach Learn Med. 2009:21(2)1-7.
Christmas C, Ziegelstein RC. The seventh competency. Teach Learn Med 2009 Apr-June;21(2):169-172.
Durso SC, Christmas C, Kravet SJ, Parsons G, Wright SM. Implications of academic medicines failure to recognize clinical excellence. Clin Med Res. 2009;Nov 4.
Ratanawongsa N, Rand CS, Magill CF, Hayashi J, Brandt L, Christmas C, Record JD, Howell EE, Federowicz MA, Hellmann DB, Ziegelstein RC. Teaching residents to know their patients as individuals. The Aliki Initiative at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Summer 2009; 72:4-11.
Research Interests
- Tube feeding in dementia
- Hip fracture outcomes in the elderly
- Nutrition
- Geriatrics curriculum development and evaluation for medical students


