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Alison Christy is an American pediatric neurologist and medical educator based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Her work focuses on neurology education, the history of neurology, and creative approaches to teaching.[1][2]
She is the clinical director of pediatric neurology for Providence Health & Services and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child Neurology.[3][4]
In 2026, she received the Ted Burns Humanism in Neurology Award from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).[5]
Career
[edit]Christy received her MD and PhD in immunology from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed her residency in child neurology at Oregon Health & Science University.[6]
She serves as clinical director of pediatric neurology for Providence Health & Services in the Northern Oregon region and directs a pediatric multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology program.[7]
Christy became editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child Neurology in 2025.[8][9]
Education and historical work
[edit]Christy's work incorporates historical scholarship and the medical humanities. She has written and lectured on the history of neurology, with particular attention to underrepresented figures in the field.[10]
She has published historical research in neurology journals, including work on early women neurologists and other underrecognized figures in the field.[11][12]
Christy has also contributed to the development of neurology-themed educational games. In Endowed Chairs: Neurology, she collaborated on the project and wrote biographical profiles of historical figures featured in the game.[13]
Her work in creative medical education, including the use of games, art, and storytelling, has been described as an effort to make neurology more accessible and engaging.[14]
Awards
[edit]Christy received the Lawrence C. McHenry Award from the American Academy of Neurology for research in the history of neurology.[15]
In 2026, she received the Ted Burns Humanism in Neurology Award from the American Academy of Neurology.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ Shaw, Gina (2023). "She Embroiders Brain Images, Writes, and Creates Games. It's Not Always Perfect, and That's OK". Neurology Today. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Alison Christy". The Lancet Neurology. 22 (5): 380. 2023. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Alison L Christy, MD". Providence Health & Services. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Journal of Child Neurology". Journal of Child Neurology. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Patient Service Awards: Browse Recipients". American Academy of Neurology. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Alison Christy profile". Providence Health & Services. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Alison Christy profile". Providence Health & Services. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Journal of Child Neurology". Journal of Child Neurology. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ Christy, Alison (2025). "Introducing the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child Neurology". Journal of Child Neurology. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Alison Christy". The Lancet Neurology. 22 (5): 380. 2023. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ Christy, Alison (2025). "Marcelle Lapicque (1873–1960): The first Black female neuroscientist?". Journal of the National Medical Association. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Jeanne Cady Solis: an early woman academic neurologist". Journal of Child Neurology. 2025. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ Napoleon, Davi (2022-12-23). "Playing the Academic Game". Ann Arbor Observer. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ Shaw, Gina (2023). "She Embroiders Brain Images, Writes, and Creates Games. It's Not Always Perfect, and That's OK". Neurology Today. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "2025 AAN Annual Meeting Awards". American Academy of Neurology. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ "Patient Service Awards: Browse Recipients". American Academy of Neurology. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
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