Christine Kim Garcia, MD, PhD
Overview
Dr. Christine Kim Garcia is the Frode-Jensen Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her laboratory studies the genetic basis of lung disease, including pulmonary fibrosis. She is the Chief of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine Division within the Department of Medicine, a member of the Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics and an affiliate of the Institute for Genomic Medicine.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Asbestos Respiratory Problems
- Genetic Lung Disease
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Restrictive Lung Diseases
- Sarcoidosis
Administrative Titles
- Frode Jensen Professor of Medicine
- Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Board Certifications
- Pulmonary Disease Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- Parker B Francis Fellow
- Charles E Culpepper Medical Scholar
- Doris Duke Distinguished Young Investigator
- American Society for Clinical Investigation
Research
Research Interests
- Discovery of rare genetic mutations underlying adult-onset lung disease
- Understanding the molecular mechanisms of disease
- Using patient cohorts to translate genetic discoveries
Grants
“Pulmonary Fibrosis and Telomerase Dysfunction”
Principal Investigator: Christine Kim Garcia, MD, PhD
Agency and Type: NIH/NHLBI, R01HL093096
Period of support: 4/1/2009 – 6/30/2025
Overall goal: A multi-pronged approach for studying the relationship between human pulmonary fibrosis and telomerase dysfunction using genetic and genomic tools.
“COVID-19 Lung Injury, ARDS, and Thrombosis: Acute Disease and Long-Term Phenotypes”
Principal Investigator: Christine Kim Garcia, MD, PhD
Agency and Type: Department of Defense; PR202907
Partnering Principal Investigator: Matthew Baldwin, MD
Period of Support: 4/1/2021-3/31/2025