Christine Laine, MD, MPH, FACP
American College of Physicians
Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine
Christine Laine, MD, MPH, FACP, is Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine. She is board-certified in internal medicine and remains active in patient care and teaching at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Laine first joined Annals of Internal Medicine in June 1995 as an Associate Editor and became a Deputy Editor in 1998 and Senior Deputy Editor in April 2008. In July 2009, Dr. Laine became the first solo woman and youngest Editor-in -Chief of Annals of Internal Medicine. She is also a Senior Vice President at the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Laine graduated summa cum laude, with a double major in biology and writing, from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. She received her medical degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook, and completed residency training in internal medicine at The New York Hospital (Cornell University), and a fellowship in general internal medicine and clinical epidemiology at Beth Israel Hospital (Harvard University). Dr. Laine earned her master of public health degree, with a concentration in quantitative methods and clinical epidemiology, at Harvard University.
Dr. Laine is active in the world of medical journalism and holds leadership positions in the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, the Council of Science Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. She has been instrumental in the development of editorial policy about issues such as authorship, conflicts of interest, transparent reporting of research, and clinical trial data sharing.
