, professor of clinical pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, can speak to childhood vaccination trends and the health implications of immunizations.
Vaccination rates for young children have dropped in recent years, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. This increases the possibility of disease outbreak and complications in unvaccinated children.
Christenson holds board certification in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as associate medical director for pediatric infection prevention at Riley Hospital for Children. He is also the statewide director of the pediatric clerkship at IU School of Medicine and board-certified in pediatric travel medicine.