Christopher Allen Petersen

Background

Petersen, Christopher Allen was born on July 20, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Bachelor of Science, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1971; Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Georgia, 1976.

Career

Resident in general psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center/University Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1976-1980; fellow in child psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical Center/Children's Psychiatric Hospital, 1979-1981; private practice child and adolescent psychiatry, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1981-1992; private practice child and adolescent psychiatry, Reno, 1992-1995. Psychiatric consultant Children's Behavioral Superior vena cava syndrome, Reno, 1992-1995. Clinical faculty U. Nevada School Medicine, Reno, 1992-1995.

Assistant professor psychiatry andpediats. Penn State University (Hershey Medical Center), since 1998. Senior psychiatrist Philhaven, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1996-1998.

Achievements

• Christopher Allen Petersen has been listed as a noteworthy Child and adolescent psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Am Psychiatric Association.