Biography
Charles
B. Christian, Jr. M.D. CCD
Dr.
Christian was born in
Tuscaloosa,
Alabama
and attended the
United States Air Force Academy
graduating
with a B.S. in Engineering Science in 1966. After
3 years of
Active
Duty
in the
Air Force as
a Combat Control Officer,
he was selected in 1969, under Air Force
sponsorship, to attend
Medical
School
at the
University
of
Alabama
in
Birmingham. During
Medical
School, influenced by Pioneer
Heart Surgeon,
Dr. John
W. Kirklin,
he made his decision to pursue Cardiothoracic Surgery.
From 1973-1978 he
performed his Straight Surgery Internship and General Surgery Residency at
Wilford
Hall
USAF
Medical
Center
in
San Antonio
.
His
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency was completed in 1980 at
Wilford
Hall
USAF
Medical
Center
in
San Antonio
(William Stanford M.D.) which included additional training St. Luke's of
Milwaukee
(Derward Lepley M.D., Robert Flemma M.D. and Donald Mullen
M.D.).
He
had Post Graduate rotations in 1981 observing and learning
from Cardiac Surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital
(Aldo Castenda M.D. and William Norwood M.D.), the University
of Alabama Birmingham (John Kirklin M.D. and Al Pacifico M.D.) and Moffitt Hospital at the
University of California, San Francisco (Paul Ebert M.D.).
Dr. Christian
was appointed
Chairman of the Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Cardiothoracic Surgery Department in 1982 with the rank of
Colonel. He
left the Air Force for the private practice of Cardiothoracic
Surgery in
San Antonio
in 1984
and was awarded the
Meritorious Service Medal for
Outstanding Service 1973-1984.
He
has had a long interest in preventive medicine and he is now
serving as the Medical Director of
Inside Outside Wellness Center & Medical Spa, a clinic
providing Nutritional and Preventive Medicine Services,
High Intensity Low Velocity Strength Training®,
DXA Bone Density, DXA Body Composition and Medical Spa services.
Dr.
Christian has a special interest in the prevention and
treatment of coronary atherosclerosis, the metabolic syndrome,
essential fatty acid
metabolism,
control of chronic low grade inflammation, optimizing aging, reversal of sarcopenia and
dynapenia
through Hi-Lo Strength Training®,
DXA Body Composition & Bone Density evaluation, and
nutrition.
He
was a member for 35 years of the Texas Transplant Institute/Methodist
Hospital Cardiac
Transplantation/Ventricular Assist Device Team and was the
Primary Heart Procurement Surgeon for the team having
participated in over 500 heart procurements and transplants. He
remains on the Affiliate Staff of Methodist Hospital.
Dr.
Christian served as the Supervising Physician for the
Methodist Hospital
Outpatient
CardioPulmonary Rehabilitation
Program located in Methodist Plaza for 7 years from
2014-2021.
He is a member of the Bexar County Medical Society,
Texas
Medical Association, The San Antonio Cardiology Society and
was Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic
Surgery during his 40yr active Surgery years 1981-2021. He was approved by the
United Network for Organ
Sharing (UNOS) as a heart procurement surgeon and
remains
a member of the Advisory Board of the
Texas Organ Sharing
Alliance (TOSA). Dr.
Christian began serving on the Board of Directors
of the Blood
& Tissue Center Foundation in Jan 2016.
Dr.
Christian is the only
Physician in San
Antonio certified
by Dr. Barry Sears, the
Founder of the Zone Diet, to teach anti-inflammatory
nutrition.
Inside Outside was a participant in the Texas Medical
Association, American Heart Association “Heart Care
Partnership” risk factor management program for coronary
artery disease.
He is a
Professional Member of
the American Society of Nutrition
and the Society on
Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders (SCWD).
Dr. Christian is a
Certified DXA Operator of our Hologic Discovery A Scanner
and has over 24 years experience with
DXA Scanning for Body Composition and
Bone Density
Testing. He is a designated Certified Clinical
Densitometrist (CCD) by the
International Society of
Clinical Densitometry.
The
DXA Testing Center has been approved by the Texas
Department of State Health Services as a Healing
Arts Osteoporosis/Bone Density Screening Site and
accepts self-referrals for DXA Bone Density Testing.
He
has been in the past a frequent speaker for the American Heart Association on nutrition and the
prevention of cardiovascular disease and a served as a member of the Advisory Committee of the San Antonio
Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness, a component of the San
Antonio Fit City Initiative.
Dr.
Christian and Inside Outside have a very active
Community Service initiative, supporting a large variety
of Non-Profits through donations to their silent auctions or
direct monetary donations, and have been Research Pioneer Level
sponsors of the Mind
Science Foundation and
Non-Voting
Grant Contributors (11 Years) of
Impact San Antonio.
He has served on the Board of Directors
of the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio and was the trip
Doctor for the 1992 Germany Tour. He is a Life-Time Member
of the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates and the
Combat Control Association.
Inside Outside and Dr.
Christian have been associated with the University of Texas
San Antonio Kinesiology and Public Health Departments since
2008 and have hosted over
100 Interns over the years.
Dr. Christian serves as a High Intensity Strength Training
Instructor having completed a SuperSlow Strength Training
Instructor Course with
Ken Hutchins, the Founder of SuperSlow and SuperStatics,
in May 2003. He is a member of the
Drew Baye HIT List
Forum for High Intensity Strength Training devotees and a
Member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association
(NSCA).
Article, "Strength
Training: a strategy to combat the loss of lean mass
and strength associated with the Frailty Syndrome", San Antonio Medicine,
Dec 2013 .pdf file
Article, "Adventures in Wellness", San Antonio Medicine,
Oct
2008 .pdf file
Medical
Gazette Profile of Charles B. Christian, Jr. M.D.
Laurie
Eaton, Medical Gazette Editor, writes about Dr. Christian’s
OmegaRx™ Zone Seminar.
Curriculum
Vitae: Charles B. Christian, Jr. M.D.
