Dr. Christopher Blunden received his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He went on to complete his pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Blunden is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He has been on staff at Ochsner since 2019. Dr. Blunden's areas of expertise include care of children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, growth disorders, thyroid disorders, disorders of puberty, and genetic syndromes associated with endocrine dysfunction including Turner syndrome.
