Christine E. Townsend, MD

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at CUMC

This provider accepts new patients
Appointment Phone Number: (212) 305-3535


Christine Townsend, MD is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University Medical Center’s Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine. She specializes in seeing patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, and sports and dance-related injuries.
Dr. Townsend is a former dancer who spent 6 years performing professionally and teaching dance prior to earning her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She received her MD from the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at New York-Presbyterian – Columbia and Cornell. She then went on to complete a sports medicine fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center.
Dr. Townsend has a first-hand understanding of the importance for athletes, including performing artists, to be functioning physically at the highest level possible. When injuries do happen, she addresses them with a holistic approach. She believes in an integrated, multi-disciplinary, individualized plan of care for every patient.
Areas of expertise:
Hand and Wrist Problems
Hip Injuries
Hip Pain
Joint Injections
Joint Pain
Knee Pain
Lumbar Pain
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Ultrasound Guided Procedures
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Neuropathy
Non-operative Sports Medicine
Osteoarthritis
Overuse Injury
Physiatry Consult
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plantar Fasciitis
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Medicine
Running injuries
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Second Opinions
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger Therapy
Trigger Point Injections
Arthritis
Bursitis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cervical Neck Pain
Disorder of Ligament
Elbow Pain
Overuse Injuries (Athletes)
Muscle/Ligament Disorder
Muscle Strain
Muscle Stiffness
Tennis Elbow
Muscle Pain
Tear, Meniscus
Muscle Injury
Tear of Meniscus of Knee
Meniscus Tears
Stress Fracture of Tibia
Knee Injury
Stress Fracture of Femur
Knee Injuries
Stress Fracture
Kinetic Chain Approach
Sprains and Strains
Injury of Muscle
Sprain
Sports Medicine Rehabilitation
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Sports Medicine
Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury
Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Hamstring Tear
Sports Injury
Golfer's Elbow
Sports Injuries
Fractures
Spine Trauma
Foot and Ankle Injuries
Spine Rehabilitation
Elbow Joint Pain
Spine Pain
Cervical Pain (Neck)
Shoulder Pain
Ankle Pain
Shoulder Joint Instability
Ankle Injury
Shoulder Injury
Adolescent Sports Injuries
Runner's Knee
ACL Injury Tear
Rotator Cuff Tear
Rotator Cuff Injury
Repetitive Stress Injury
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Patellar Tendonitis
Dance Medicine
Dance Injuries

Board Certifications

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Areas of Expertise

Sports Medicine
ACL Injury Tear
Adolescent Sports Injuries
Ankle Injury
Ankle Pain
Arthritis
Bursitis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cervical Neck Pain
Disorder of Ligament
Elbow Joint Pain
Elbow Pain
Foot and Ankle Injuries
Fractures
Golfer's Elbow
Hamstring Tear
Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury
Hand & Wrist problems
Hip Injuries
Hip Pain
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Injury of Muscle
Joint Injections
Joint Pain
Kinetic Chain Approach
Knee Injuries
Knee Injury
Knee Pain
Lumbar Pain
Meniscus Tears
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Muscle/Ligament Disorder
Muscle Injuries
Muscleoskeletal Injuries
Muscle Pain
Muscle Stiffness
Muscle Strain
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Neuropathy
Non-operative Sports Medicine
Osteoporosis
Overuse Injuries (Athletes)
Overuse Injury
Patellar Tendinitis
Physiatry Consult
Plantar Fasciitis
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Medicine
Repetitive Stress Injury
Rotator Cuff Injury
Rotator Cuff Tear
Runner's Knee
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Second Opinions
Shoulder Injury
Shoulder Joint Instability
Shoulder Pain
Spine Pain
Spine Rehabilitation
Spine Trauma
Sports Injuries
Sports Injury
Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine Rehabilitation
Sprain
Sprains and Strains
Stress Fracture
Stress Fracture of Femur
Stress Fracture of Tibia
Tear, Meniscus
Tear of Meniscus of Knee
Tennis Elbow
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger Therapy
Trigger Point Injections

Education and Training

University of Kansas
Residency: ResidencyNewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Fellowship: Montefiore / Montefiore Hospital

Locations

CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

180 Fort Washington Avenue
199
New York, NY 10032For new and current patient appointments, call: (212) 305-3535

ColumbiaDoctors - Morningside

601 West 113th Street
1A
New York, NY 10025For new and current patient appointments, call: (212) 305-3535

ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown

51 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019

Provider Affiliations

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Insurance Programs

Please contact the provider's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is 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, 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]
Oxford Health Plans [Freedom, Liberty]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, Compass (Exchange), Empire Plan, HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO]
VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care, SelectHealth, Special Needs]
WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]