John Crawford, MD, MS

John Crawford, MD, MS, is Division Chief of Child Neurology and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He is also Co-Medical Director of the CHOC Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Crawford is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology and by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties in neuro-oncology. Crawford received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts at Worcester, then completed pediatric training at Los Angeles County/University of California and child neurology and neuro-oncology training at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Before arriving at CHOC, Dr. Crawford was Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego and Director of Neuro-oncology at Rady Children’s Hospital. As prior director of the Child Neurology Fellowship Program and Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program at UCSD, Dr. Crawford has mentored dozens of neurology and oncology trainees throughout his career. Dr. Crawford’s research focuses on translational pediatric neuro-oncology, including molecular-guided approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors.

Area of focus: Neuro-oncology