Stephanie Christenson

MD MAS

Pulmonologist

Dr. Stephanie Christenson cares for patients in the intensive care unit as well as patients with lung disease in the clinic.

In her research, Christenson uses gene-analyzing technologies to identify patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who may respond better to specific therapies based on their underlying biology.

Christenson earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. At UCSF, she completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine and a master of advanced study degree in clinical research.

Christenson is a member of the American Thoracic Society.

  • Education

    Medical College of Wisconsin, 2006

    UCSF, MAS, Clinical Research, 2015

  • Residencies

    Boston University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2009

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 2014

Conditions I specialize in

  • Asthma

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Where I see patients (1)

    Selected research

    Decorative Caduceus

    American Lung Association (ALA) Lung Health Cohort

    Pre-bronchodilator measurements of FEV1 to determine bronchoconstriction. FEV1 is measured in liters of air. Severity of bronchoconstriction is based on predicted values published by National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve...

    Recruiting

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