Christina Szperka, MD, MSCE, has been interested in the treatment of chronic pain since she was an undergraduate at Amherst College, Amherst, MA, and focused on pediatric pain while pursuing her medical degree at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Dr. Szperka completed residencies in pediatrics and child neurology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, and a fellowship in Headache Medicine at The Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  She is board certified in Headache Medicine.

Dr. Szperka divides her time between patient care and projects aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of children with headaches across CHOP and beyond. In 2013, she was named Director of the newly formed Pediatric Headache Program. She has received grants to improve clinical care of and treatment options for headache.