Karl C. Kuban, MD

Emeritus Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Karl Kuban brings depth and breadth in clinical care, research and teaching to his role as Chief of the Pediatric Neurology Division at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Kuban was resident training coordinator in Pediatric Neurology at both Children’s Hospital Boston, where he was on staff for 16 years, and at Tufts-New England Medical Center, where he was Associate Chief for 8 years. He has authored more than 70 original peer-reviewed publications, has created an interactive training CD/video for conducting a pediatric neurological examination, and has received awards for teaching and patient care.

Dr. Kuban completed his pediatrics training at Children’s Hospital Boston and his neurology training in the Longwood Area/Children’s Hospital Neurological Training Program. Dr. Kuban obtained a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health and he has had a broad range of research interests, including ones focused on neonatal neurology, cerebral palsy, childhood stroke, autism and brain injury related to congenital heart disease. He currently serves as co-principal investigator for a multi-center NIH study looking at biological markers in the bloods of babies born under 28 weeks gestation.

Publications

  • Published 5/5/2026

    Marable CA, Roell K, Zhang L, McNaughton R, Heeren T, Kuban K, Hartwell HJ, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Neonatal inflammation predicts adolescent brain volume and neurologic outcomes in children born extremely prematurely. Sci Rep. 2026 May 05; 16(1). PMID: 42086663.

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  • Published 2/26/2026

    Hooper SR, Joseph RM, O Shea TM, Kuban KCK, Singh R, Frazier JA, Taylor G, Tan X, Fry RC, Santos HP. Early predictors of cognitive trajectories from birth to adolescence in children born extremely preterm. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2026 Feb 26. PMID: 41746992.

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  • Published 8/21/2025

    Sriram S, Jensen ET, Msall ME, Yi JX, Zhabotynski V, Joseph RM, Kuban KCK, Frazier JA, Hooper SR, Santos HP, Gogcu S, Dammann C, Dammann O, Shenberger J, Fry RC, O'Shea TM. Retinopathy of Prematurity and Neurodevelopmental and Quality-of-Life Outcomes at 10 Years of Age. Am J Perinatol. 2026 Apr; 43(5):691-706. PMID: 40840505.

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  • Published 9/13/2024

    Jalnapurkar I, Oran A, Frazier JA, Cochran D, Kim S, Jensen E, Joseph R, Hooper SR, Santos H, Jara H, Kuban KCK, Msall ME, Singh R, Washburn L, Gogcu S, Hanson S, Venuti L, Fry RC, O'Shea TM. Maternal and psychosocial antecedents of anxiety and depression in extremely low gestational age newborns at age 15 years. Front Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024; 3:1334316. PMID: 39816584.

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  • Published 5/8/2024

    Sriram S, Jensen E, Msall M, Yi J, Zhabotynsky V, Joseph R, Kuban K, Frazier J, Hooper S, Santos H, Gogcu S, Shenberger J, Fry R, O'Shea T. Retinopathy of prematurity and neurodevelopmental outcome and quality of life at 10 years of age. Res Sq. 2024 May 08. PMID: 38766141.

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Other Positions

  • Emeritus Professor, Neurology
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Education

  • University of Miami, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, SM/ScM
  • Ohio State University, BSc

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