Michael C. Kruer, MD
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Specialty
NeurologyAreas of Expertise
- Pediatric Movement Disorders Neurogenetics
Locations
Phoenix Children's Medical Group - Neurology (East Bldg)
1919 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016-7710
United States
Main Office
(602) 933-0970
Phoenix Children's Medical Group - Neurology (MOB)
3370 S Mercy Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85297-0414
United States
Main Office
(602) 933-0970
Education & Training
Board Certification
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; Pediatrics; Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Medical School / Education
University of Arizona
Residency
Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's Hospital - Phoenix, AZ
Fellowship
(Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Molecular Neurogenetics) Oregon Health & Science University
Internship
Phoenix Children's Hospital - Phoenix, AZ
Academic Affiliations
Department of Child Health, University of Arizona College of Medicine PhoenixProgram in Neuroscience, Arizona State University
Professional Affiliations
Child Neurology Society, American Society of Human Genetics, Movement Disorders Society, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine, American Academy of Neurology, Society for Neuroscience
Awards
- Most Recommended Physician
- * Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award (2014)* Shields Award, Child Neurology Foundation (2011)* Doernbecher Children's Hospital Award for Pediatric Research (2010) * American Academy of Neurology Clinical Research Training Award (2009)
Research & Publications
Fahey MC, Maclennan AH, Kretzschmar D, Gecz J, Kruer MC. The genetic basis of cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2017 May;59(5):462-469.Hirst J, Edgar JR, Esteves T, Darios F, Madeo M, Chang J, Roda RH, D rr A, Anheim M, Gellera C, Li J, Z chner S, Mariotti C, Stevanin G, Blackstone C, Kruer MC, Robinson MS. Loss of AP-5 results in accumulation of aberrant endolysosomes: defining a new type of lysosomal storage disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Sep 1;24(17):4984-96. Madeo M, Stewart M, Sun Y, Sahir N, Wiethoff S, Chandrasekar I, Yarrow A, Rosenfeld JA, Yang Y, Cordeiro D, McCormick EM, Muraresku CC, Jepperson TN, McBeth LJ, Seidahmed MZ, El Khashab HY, Hamad M, Azzedine H, Clark K, Corrochano S, Wells S, Elting MW, Weiss MM, Burn S, Myers A, Landsverk M, Crotwell PL, Waisfisz Q, Wolf NI, Nolan PM, Padilla-Lopez S, Houlden H, Lifton R, Mane S, Singh BB, Falk MJ, Mercimek-Mahmutoglu S, Bilguvar K, Salih MA, Acevedo-Arozena A, Kruer MC. Loss-of-Function Mutations in FRRS1L Lead to an Epileptic-Dyskinetic Encephalopathy. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 Jun 2;98(6):1249-1255.Kruer MC. Pediatric movement disorders. Pediatr Rev. 2015 Mar;36(3):104-15. Fahey MC1, Maclennan AH2, Kretzschmar D3, Gecz J2,4, Kruer MC5,6,7. The genetic basis of cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2017 Jan;1. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13363. PubMed PMID: 28042670.
My lab is focused on the molecular basis of movement disorders (www.kruerlab.org)Our largest project is an international collaborative study of the genetic basis of cerebral palsy (www.facebook/cpgrn)
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