Karl C. Kuban, MD
Emeritus Professor, Pediatrics
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.
Other Positions
- Emeritus Professor, Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Boston Medical Center
Education
- University of Miami, MD
- Ohio State University, BSc
- Harvard School of Public Health, SM/ScM
Publications
- Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/4/2024
Marinelli T, Yi JX, O'Shea TM, Joseph RM, Hooper SR, Kuban KCK, Sakai C, Msall ME, Fry R, Singh R. Cerebral Palsy and Motor Impairment After Extreme Prematurity: Prediction of Diagnoses at Ages 2 and 10 Years. J Pediatr. 2024 Aug; 271:114037. PMID: 38580191.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/7/2023
Freedman AN, Roell K, Engwall E, Bulka C, Kuban KCK, Herring L, Mills CA, Parsons PJ, Galusha A, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Prenatal Metal Exposure Alters the Placental Proteome in a Sex-Dependent Manner in Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns: Links to Gestational Age. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Oct 07; 24(19). PMID: 37834424.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/23/2023
Santos HP, Enggasser AE, Clark J, Roell K, Zhabotynsky V, Gower WA, Yanni D, Yang NG, Washburn L, Gogcu S, Marsit CJ, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Sexually dimorphic methylation patterns characterize the placenta and blood from extremely preterm newborns. BMC Biol. 2023 Aug 23; 21(1):173. PMID: 37608375.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/17/2023
Frazier JA, Li X, Kong X, Hooper SR, Joseph RM, Cochran DM, Kim S, Fry RC, Brennan PA, Msall ME, Fichorova RN, Hertz-Picciotto I, Daniels JL, Lai JS, Boles RE, Zvara BJ, Jalnapurkar I, Schweitzer JB, Singh R, Posner J, Bennett DH, Kuban KCK, O'Shea TM. Perinatal Factors and Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral Dysregulation in Childhood and Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Dec; 62(12):1351-1362. PMID: 37207889.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/20/2023
Freedman AN, Clark J, Eaves LA, Roell K, Oran A, Koval L, Rager J, Santos HP, Kuban K, Joseph RM, Frazier J, Marsit CJ, Burt AA, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. A multi-omic approach identifies an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) regulatory complex of functional epimutations in placentas from children born preterm. Autism Res. 2023 May; 16(5):918-934. PMID: 36938998.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2022
Jensen ET, Yi J, Jackson W, Singh R, Joseph RM, Kuban KCK, Msall ME, Washburn L, Fry R, South AM, O'Shea TM. Analysis of Neurodevelopment in Children Born Extremely Preterm Treated With Acid Suppressants Before Age 2 Years. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 01; 5(11):e2241943. PMID: 36378311.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/28/2022
Marable CA, Roell K, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Placental transcriptional signatures associated with cerebral white matter damage in the neonate. Front Neurosci. 2022; 16:1017953. PMID: 36389237.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/20/2022
Cochran DM, Jensen ET, Frazier JA, Jalnapurkar I, Kim S, Roell KR, Joseph RM, Hooper SR, Santos HP, Kuban KCK, Fry RC, O'Shea TM. Association of prenatal modifiable risk factors with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder outcomes at age 10 and 15 in an extremely low gestational age cohort. Front Hum Neurosci. 2022; 16:911098. PMID: 36337853.
Read at: PubMed
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