Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BA, Saint Louis University, 1998
• MD, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2002

Training

• Resident, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2002 - 2005

Licensure and Board Certification

• Basic Life Support
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• MO, Physician License , 2005
• American Board of Pediatrics , 2005
• American Board of Pediatrics Maintenance of Certification , 2012

Honors

• Outstanding Teacher Award General Pediatric Medicine, 2008 - 2009
• Attended the AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, 2013 - 2013
• Outstanding Teacher Award General Pediatric Medicine, 2014 - 2015
• Society of Hospital Medicine St. Louis Chapter - Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award, 2015
• Society of Hospital Medicine St. Louis Chapter - Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award, 2016

Recent Publications view all (4)

Publication Co-Authors

Andrew J. White, M.D.

Michael P. Turmelle, M.D.

Francis Sessions Cole, III, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Christine M. Hrach, M.D.

1. Starmer AJ, Spector ND, West DC, Srivastava R, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP, I-PASS Study Group.. Integrating Research, Quality Improvement, and Medical Education for Better Handoffs and Safer Care: Disseminating, Adapting, and Implementing the I-PASS Program. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(7):319-329. PMID:28648217 
2. Paciorkowski, N, Pruitt, C, Lashly, D, Hrach, C, Harrison, E, Srinivasan, M, Turmelle, M, Carlson, D. Development of Performance Tracking for a Pediatric Hospitalist Division Hospital Pediatrics. 2013;3(2):118-128. 
3. Hrach CM, Smith CA, Shah PP, Guth RM, Lashly D, Carlson DW. Successful implementation of a referral-based academic pediatric hospitalist service. Hosp Pediatr. 2013;3(1):52-8. PMID:24319836 
4. Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, Allen AD, Landrigan CP, Sectish TC, I-PASS Study Group. I-pass, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs. Pediatrics. 2012;129(2):201-4. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-2966  PMID:22232313