Christian Larsen, M.D.

Christian Larsen, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
  • Infections in transplant patients
  • Infections in immunocompromised patients

Biography

Christian Larsen, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in infections in transplant patients and other immunocompromised patients, with a focused interest in preventive infectious disease care and travel medicine in transplant patients, as well as nontuberculous mycobacterial infections.

Dr. Larsen earned his medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also received advanced training in infectious diseases through a fellowship in conjunction with Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He received additional training through a fellowship in transplant and immunocompromised host infectious diseases, during which he developed a clinical interest in the care of patients with complex mycobacterial infections.

In addition, Dr. Larsen holds a master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.

Dr. Larsen is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the American Society of Transplantation, the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He has published several academic articles related to his areas of expertise. In 2016, he received the Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service.

Education & Training
  • Graduate School - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2014-2015)
  • Medical School - University of Maryland School of Medicine (2011-2016)
  • Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital (2016-2019), Internal Medicine
  • Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital (2019-2021), Infectious Diseases
  • Other Post Graduate Training - John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2014-2015)
  • Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital (2020-2021), Transplant Infectious Diseases
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  • American Society of Transplantation
  • Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America
Honors & Awards
  • USPHS Excellence in Public Health Award 2016, U.S. Public Health Service
  • Mary C. Bunting Global Health Scholarship 2014, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Books & Publications

Clinical Focus

  • Infections in transplant patients
  • Infections in immunocompromised patients
  • Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections
  • Travel medicine in transplant patients

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