Christopher A. Maxwell, MD
About Christopher A. Maxwell, MD
Christopher A. Maxwell, MD, is an Emergency and Musculoskeletal Radiologist at Scripps Health in La Jolla, California, with a background in advanced imaging techniques and a commitment to mentoring medical students.
Company
Christopher A. Maxwell, MD, currently works at Scripps Health in La Jolla, California, specializing in emergency and musculoskeletal radiology. Scripps Health is a renowned healthcare system in Southern California, known for its excellence in patient care and medical research.
Title
Christopher A. Maxwell, MD, holds the position of Emergency and Musculoskeletal Radiologist at Scripps Health. His role involves advanced imaging techniques and rapid assessment protocols for musculoskeletal injuries, particularly in emergency settings.
Education and Expertise
Christopher A. Maxwell, MD, has an extensive educational background. He attended Tufts University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from 2005 to 2009. He later pursued a Doctor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine from 2010 to 2014. He completed a Diagnostic Radiology Residency at Harvard Medical School from 2015 to 2019 and a Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship at UC San Diego from 2019 to 2020.
Background
Before his current role at Scripps Health, Christopher A. Maxwell, MD, served as a Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellow at the University of California San Diego and as Chief Resident and Radiology Resident Physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He also worked as a Transitional Year Resident Physician at Steward Health Care and gained experience as an Actuarial Analyst at Milliman. Additionally, he was a Research Assistant in Diagnostic Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Achievements
Christopher A. Maxwell, MD, has made significant contributions to the field of radiology. He published research on advanced imaging techniques in musculoskeletal radiology and developed a protocol for the rapid assessment of musculoskeletal injuries in emergency settings. He also presented on emergency radiology topics at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting. Furthermore, he contributed to a multi-center study on the efficacy of MRI in diagnosing sports-related injuries and volunteers as a mentor for medical students at Scripps Health.