Hugh McMillan
Investigator
Professor, Pediatric Neurology, University of Ottawa
Pediatric Neurologist and Neuromuscular specialist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
NMD4C Involvement: Pillar 2: Clinical Research
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Dr. McMillan is a Pediatric Neurologist with specialization in Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. He is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. He holds a Clinical Research Chair (Level 2) at the University of Ottawa and is a Clinical Investigator at the CHEO Research Institute
He has been an author of over 125 publications in peer-review journals and was a co-editor of a Pediatric Electromyography textbook. He is also a leader in clinical and translational research in pediatric neurology & neuromuscular medicine.
Dr. McMillan completed a Neuromuscular and Neurophysiology Fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard University and the Lahey Clinic, Tufts University; a Pediatric Neurology Residency at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa and a Pediatric Residency at McMaster Children’s Hospital, McMaster University.
Recent Publications
McMillan, HJ, Baranello, G, Farrar, MA, Zaidman, CM, Moreno, T, De Waele, L et al.. Safety and Efficacy of IV Onasemnogene Abeparvovec for Pediatric Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Phase 3b SMART Study. Neurology. 2025.104 (2)e210268 PMID:39804575
Jaremek, A, Chisvin, R, Kutcher, SA, Webster, RJ, Kazoun, F, Goldbloom, EB et al.. Decreased Incidence of Pediatric Neuro-Autoimmune Disorders During COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions. J Child Neurol. 2024. 8830738241293503 PMID:39574034
Del Gobbo, GF, Wang, X, MacDonald, SK, Liang, Y, Care4Rare Canada Consortium, McMillan, HJ et al.. A Novel De Novo Splice Acceptor Variant in BICD2 Is Associated With Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Am J Med Genet A. 2024. e63944 PMID:39559931
McMillan, HJ, Gonorazky, H, Campbell, C, Chrestian, N, Crone, M, Dowling, JJ et al.. Equitable Access to Disease-Modifying Therapies for Canadian Children with SMA and Four SMN2 Copies. Can J Neurol Sci. 2024. 1-3 PMID:39534980
Gotfrit, R, Wilson, N, Matzinger, M, McMillan, HJ. Internal Carotid Arteritis Associated with Sinusitis in a Child: Potential Benefit of Corticosteroids. Can J Neurol Sci. 2024. 1-3 PMID:39450494
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