CraigMichelMcDonaldMD

Summary

• Craig McDonald, M.D. is a Professor of Pediatrics and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at University of California Davis. He is an internationally recognized expert in the clinical management, rehabilitation, and precision therapeutics for children and adults with muscle diseases. He has been a pioneer in the development of novel outcome measures for clinical trials in disabled populations. He is widely known for his expertise in the treatment and evaluation of children and young adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). He leads the Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG) Duchenne Natural History Study, a collaborative effort which has made seminal contributions to the elucidation of the natural history of DMD and validation of the clinical endpoints now used in clinical trials of DMD throughout the world. Recently he led the first cell therapy trial in DMD and has he has helped design international multicenter gene therapy trials for muscular dystrophies.