Peter Kang

Peter Kang is the current President of the Child Neurology Society, serving a term from 2023 to 2025.35 He is a distinguished pediatric neurologist and physician-scientist specializing in neuromuscular disorders.12

Professional Background

Dr. Kang holds several prominent positions:

• Professor & Vice Chair of Research in the Neurology Department at the University of Minnesota Medical School1
• Scholar at the Institute for Translational Neuroscience (ITN) at the University of Minnesota Medical School1
• Director of the Paul & Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center at the University of Minnesota Medical School1

Previously, he served as:

• Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Florida1
• Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Florida12
• Director of the Child Neurology Residency Program at the University of Florida1
• Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School1
• Director of the EMG Laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital1

Research and Clinical Focus

Dr. Kang's research focuses on:

• Genetics of muscular dystrophy
• Mechanisms of rare muscle diseases
• DNA repair disorders including Cockayne syndrome and xeroderma pigmentosum2

Clinically, he specializes in treating children with neuromuscular disorders and DNA repair disorders.2

Education and Achievements

Dr. Kang received his:

• MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• AB in Philosophy from Harvard University1

He has published extensively in his field, co-edited a textbook on pediatric electromyography, and received multiple grants from the NIH and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.2

As President of the Child Neurology Society, Dr. Kang aims to bring greater visibility to child neurology and to children with neurological issues.4