Julian Michael Thomas
Associate Clinical Professor, Neurology
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
M.D., Harvard, 2014
Email: julian.thomas@choc.org
University of California, Irvine
1201 W. La Veta Ave
Orange, CA 92868
1201 W. La Veta Ave
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
neuromuscular medicine, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, clinical trials
Short Biography
Julian M. Thomas, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, and Director of the Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Program at Rady Children's Health– Orange County. He is board certified in Neuromuscular Medicine and in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology. He cares for children with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, myasthenic syndromes, and inflammatory neuropathies such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP).
Dr. Thomas leads an active pediatric neuromuscular clinical trials program. As principal investigator, he oversees studies of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, complement inhibition in Guillain-Barré syndrome, myostatin inibition in infants with spinal muscular atrophy, intrathecal nusinersen delivery through an implanted port, and immunoglobulin dosing in pediatric CIDP. He also serves as co-investigator on national SMA registry and natural history studies. He has presented findings at national and international meetings. He has also published on spinal muscular atrophy, congenital myasthenic syndromes and genetic neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Thomas earned his BA in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed pediatrics training at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, a child neurology residency at UCSF, and a neuromuscular medicine fellowship at UCLA. He teaches in the UCI Child Neurology Residency and Neuromuscular Fellowship programs.
Dr. Thomas leads an active pediatric neuromuscular clinical trials program. As principal investigator, he oversees studies of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, complement inhibition in Guillain-Barré syndrome, myostatin inibition in infants with spinal muscular atrophy, intrathecal nusinersen delivery through an implanted port, and immunoglobulin dosing in pediatric CIDP. He also serves as co-investigator on national SMA registry and natural history studies. He has presented findings at national and international meetings. He has also published on spinal muscular atrophy, congenital myasthenic syndromes and genetic neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Thomas earned his BA in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He completed pediatrics training at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, a child neurology residency at UCSF, and a neuromuscular medicine fellowship at UCLA. He teaches in the UCI Child Neurology Residency and Neuromuscular Fellowship programs.
Graduate Programs
Child Neurology (N)
Neuromuscular Medicine
Research Centers
UCI Muscle Biology & Disease Center
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Last updated
10/02/2026
10/02/2026