University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Ophthalmologist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Board Certifications
Ophthalmology

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview
- Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center (Maple Grove)
- Eye Clinic (Minneapolis)
- Specialty Clinic for Children (Burnsville)

Clinical Interests
Allergies
Birthmarks
Cataracts
Cosmetic Ophthalmology
Craniofacial and Skull-based Tumors
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic Eye Disease
Down Syndrome
Eye Allergy
Glaucoma
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Juvenile Arthritis
Low Vision
Lyme Disease
Macular Degeneration
Multiple Sclerosis
Neck Pain
Neuromuscular Disorders
Ocular Surface Problems
Pediatric Cataracts
Pediatric Glaucoma
Pediatric Neurophthalmology
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
Refractive Vision Correction
Retinal Detachment
Retinitis
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shingles
Sjogren's Syndrome
Strabismus
Strabismus Amblyopia
Thyroiditis
Usher Syndrome
Vitreous Disease

Education
Medical School
Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee

Site of Residency
University of Kentucky

Site of Fellowship
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, FL (Ophthalmology)

Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008

Research Interest(s)
Medical (non-surgical) treatment of strabismus

Developing and testing growth factors and new immunotoxins that modulate extraocular muscle strength to change the rotational position of the globe

Selected Recent Publications
Christiansen SP, McLoon LK:  The effect of resection surgery on satellite cell activity in rabbit extraocular muscle.  Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, In press.

Ugalde I, Christiansen SP, McLoon LK:  Botulinum toxin treatment of extraocular muscles in rabbits results in increased myofiber remodeling.  Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 2005;46:4111-4120.

Lawrence MG, Kramarevsky NY, Christiansen SP, Wright MM, Young TL, Summers CG:  Glaucoma following cataract surgery in children:  Surgically modifiable risk factors.  Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 2005;103:45-54.

McLoon LK, Christiansen SP:  Pharmacologic approaches for the treatment of strabismus.  Drugs Fut, 2005;30:319-327.

Parvataneni M, Christiansen SP, Jensen AA, Summers CG:  Referral patterns for common amblyogenic conditions.  J AAPOS, 2005;9:22-25.

Wu-Chen WY, Christiansen SP, Berry SA, Engel WI, Fray KJ, Summers CG:  Ophthalmic manifestations of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.  J AAPOS, 2004;8:345-348.

Harrison AR, Skladzien S, Christiansen SP, McLoon LK:  Myotoxic effects of the skeletal muscle-specific immunotoxin ricin-mAb 35 on orbicularis oculi muscle after eyelid injections in rabbits.  Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 2004;20:312-316.