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
Tsampalieros, A, McKim, D, Barrowman, N, Bijelic, V, Mah, JK, McMillan, HJ et al.. Lung Volume Recruitment and Quality of Life in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Secondary Analysis of the STEADFAST Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025. PMID:40185084
Ward, LM, Weber, DR, Wong, SC, Apkon, S, Clemens, PR, Cripe, LH et al.. A Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy-sponsored International Workshop Report on Endocrine and Bone Issues in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: An Ever-changing Landscape. J Neuromuscul Dis. 2025.12 (1)22143602241303370 PMID:39973454
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. 2025.40 (4)241-248 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. 2025.197 (4)e63944 PMID:39559931
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