David C. Christiani

David C. Christiani is an American physician, specializing in the molecular epidemiology of cancer. He is currently the Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where he is also the Director of the Harvard Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health. His specialty is Molecular Epidemiology of cancer.

Christiani received his BS in physics from Fairfield University in 1972, his MD from Tufts University in 1976 followed by an MPH (1980) and a MS (1981) from the Harvard School of Public Health. His internships at residencency were at Boston City Hospital, followed by additional work at both the Boston City Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital. He holds specialty certification in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Pulmonary Diseases.

According to Google Scholar, his five most cited papers have been cited 9833, 651, 557, 471, 385 times respectively, and he has 68 papers cited 100 times or more.