Cristina Baldassari, MD, FAAP, FACS is board certified in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Complex Pediatric Otolaryngology and also in Sleep Medicine. 

Dr. Baldassari is interested in examining the complex interplay between disease severity and quality of life in children with sleep apnea. Her recent research has also been focused on innovations in the evaluation of children with sleep apnea including research on biomarkers for pediatric OSA. She is actively working to identify ways to improve treatment outcomes in this population including studying novel surgical techniques.

In addition to her work at EVMS Medical Group, Dr. Baldassari is part of the Sentara-EVMS Comprehensive Head and Neck Center, Hampton Roads' leading interdisciplinary team for head and Neck treatment.