Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Economics and Business Damages

Specialty Focus: Health Economics, Statistics, Business Valuation, Value of Life, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination, Punitive Damages

Education: PhD, University of Illinois; MA, Colorado State University; BS, Brigham Young University

Years in Practice: 4

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 13

Additional Information

Dr. Christensen is an economic consultant and health economist with a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois. He is a private consultant in both health care and litigation as well as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota teaching health economics and policy. In litigation, he specializes in personal injury, wrongful death, wrongful termination, and business loss cases. In health care, he consults with organizations on financial performance under various reimbursement models, demonstrating value of specific clinical approaches, and the economic impact of health systems on the local economy. Previously, he directed the Health Research and Policy team at the Center for Naval Analyses in Alexandria, VA, where he conducted and oversaw research for the Military Health System, Navy Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Health and Human Services. His health economic research has covered cost, efficiency, medical homes, accountable care organizations, interventions, compensation and retention of health care professionals, and infrastructure. He has authored or coauthored nearly 100 publications and presentations.