Christine Kim Garcia, MD, PhD

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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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(212) 305-8203

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Location(s)

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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(212) 305-8203
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

Affinity Health Plan

Amida Care

Cigna

Emblem/GHI

Emblem/HIP

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst

Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

Medicare

Multiplan

MVP Health Care

RiverSpring

UnitedHealthcare

VNSNY CHOICE

WellCare

World Trade Center Health Plan

*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.

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