Boston Children’s Hospital Boston, MA UNITED STATES Dr. Melissa Christino is an Orthopedic Surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She is dual-fellowship trained in orthopedic trauma and sports medicine, and specializes in pediatric and young adult sports medicine. She is the Director for Sports and Mental Skills Research for the Division of Sports Medicine and is the President of the Medical Staff Organization at Boston Children’s. Dr. Christino has a long history of involvement with athletics, and was a Division 1 athlete and assistant coach for the Harvard University Women’s Lacrosse team. After completing an honors degree in psychology at Harvard University, she completed medical school at New York Medical College, Orthopedic Surgery Residency and an Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship at Brown University, and her specialty training in Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Christino is active with clinical research and involvement with national organizations and research study groups. She has particular research interests in ACL reconstruction and ACL revision surgery in young patients, as well as the psychological aspects of injury, recovery, and returning to sports after surgery. She previously served on the ACL Performance Measure Workgroup for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and was on the Board of Directors for the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM) Society. She is currently a member of multiple research study groups, including the multi-center PLUTO Study (Pediatric ACL: Understanding Treatment Outcomes), BEAR Trial (Bridge Enhanced ACL Restoration), and ROAR Study (Readiness Outcomes Affecting Return to Sport). She has over 50 peer-reviewed journal publications, recently published a textbook on Psychological Considerations in Young Athletes, and speaks nationally and internationally about her research, ACL injuries, and optimizing sports medicine care for young athletes.
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