Kevin M. Flanigan, MD
Contact Information
Kevin M. Flanigan, MD, is the Robert F. and Edgar T. Wolfe Foundation Endowed Chair in Neuromuscular Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine, Dr. Flanigan is director of the Jerry R. Mendell Center for Gene Therapy in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a leading expert in neuromuscular disorders. He also leads the world-class Neuromuscular Disorders program at Nationwide Children's, which provides coordinated care with pediatric experts from more than a dozen specialties.
Dr. Flanigan earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College and completed his internship at the University of Michigan Health System before completing his Neurology residency and fellowship in Neuromuscular Disorders at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and an additional post-doctoral laboratory fellowship in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Utah.
His primary research interest is in the genetic and molecular characterization of inherited neuromuscular diseases, and the development of therapies directed toward these diseases. A major focus of his laboratory concerns genotype/phenotype correlation in the dystrophinopathies, with the intention of increasing our understanding of the pathogenesis in this disease and translating this understanding into improved therapies. An experienced clinical trialist, he has sponsored three investigator-initiated IND applications for first-in-human gene therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Sanfilippo syndrome. He is a member of the Executive Board of the World Muscle Society, and a past chair of TREAT-NMD, the international neuromuscular disease consortium.
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Jerry R. Mendell Center for Gene Therapy
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Neuromuscular Disorders
Director -
Kevin Flanigan Lab
Principal Investigator -
Neurology
Physician Team -
Neurology Residency
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Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship
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Primary Department
Pediatrics -
Primary Section
Neurology
- Listed, Best Doctors in America
- Member, Executive Board of the World Muscle Society, 2001 - Present
- Editorial Board Member, Neuromuscular Disorders
- Founder, Nationally-Recognized Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University Annual Myology Course
- Incoming Chair, TREAT-NMD: an International Network for the Neuromuscular Field
- Founding Editor, PLoS Currents Muscular Dystrophy
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/29/2010
Board Certifications
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Neurology
| Fellowship | University of Utah Medical School | Date Completed: 06/30/1997 |
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| Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Date Completed: 06/30/1995 |
| Residency | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Date Completed: 06/30/1994 |
| Internship | University of Michigan Health System | Date Completed: 07/30/1991 |
| Medical School | Rush Medical College | Date Completed: 06/09/1990 |
2009 - Present Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Principal Investigator
2007 - 2009 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Adjunct Associate Professor
2007 - 2009 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Adjunct Associate Professor
2005 - 2009 University of Utah, Department of Human Genetics, Adjunct Associate Professor
2005 - 2009 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Associate Professor
2006 - 2007 INSERM Unit 582, Institut de Myologie, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere (Paris, France), Visiting Researcher
2000 - 2007 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Adjunct Assistant Professor
1998 - 2007 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Adjunct Assistant Professor
2001 - 2005 University of Utah, Department of Human Genetics, Adjunct Assistant Professor
1999 - 2004 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Assistant Professor
1997 - 1998 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Research Assistant Professor
1996 - 1998 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Limited Term Instructor
1995 - 1997 University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Limited Term Instructor
