Dr. John Crawford, Medical Director, Neurology, Co-Medical Director, CHOC Neuroscience Institute

Dr. John Crawford is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology and by the United Council for Neurology Subspecialties in neuro-oncology. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and a master’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. Dr. Crawford attended medical school at the University of Massachusetts at Worcester. Following medical school, he completed his pediatrics training at Los Angeles County/University of California and child neurology and neuro-oncology training at Children’s National Medical Center. Prior to his arrival at CHOC, Dr. Crawford was professor of clinical neurosciences and pediatrics at 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 interests are in translational pediatric neuro-oncology including molecular-guided approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric central nervous system tumors.