## About

Stephen P. Christiansen, MD, FAAO, is a board-certified pediatric ophthalmologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a Professor of Opthalmology & Vision Sciences and of Pediatrics at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Christiansen received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He completed an internship year at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, ...  Virginia, followed by residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington. He subsequently completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Christiansen is an expert in pediatric ophthalmology whose work has been recognized by ophthalmic organizations around the world. His clinical and research interests include childhood and adult strabismus, pediatric cataracts, pediatric glaucoma, retinoblastoma, retinopathy of prematurity, and tearing.

Dr. Christiansen is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (FAAO) and has served in numerous leadership roles for the American Board of Ophthalmology, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the *Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility* (formerly *American Orthoptic Journal*).

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- ### Departments
    
    [Ophthalmology](/departments/ophthalmology), [Pediatric Ophthalmology](/departments/pediatrics/ophthalmology)
- ### Specialties
    
    Childhood and adult strabismus; pediatric cataracts; retinoblastoma; retinopathy of prematurity
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.4020](tel:617.414.4020)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Yawkey Center  
    [850 Harrison Ave.  
    3rd Floor  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=850+Harrison+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Professor of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences and of Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Internship (Internal Medicine), Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 1982–1983
    
    Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 1987–1990
- ### Fellowship
    
    Pediatric Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 1990–1991
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology
- ### Research Interests
    
    Pediatric cataracts; retinoblastoma; retinopathy of prematurity; strabismus
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1982
 
 

 

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