Olaf Kraus de Camargo
Co-director
CanChild Centre for Childhood-onset Disability Research
Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University, the co-director of the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research and a member of MacART (McMaster Autism Research Team). He practices as a developmental pediatrician at the Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
He completed his medical education and pediatric training in Brazil, followed by a residency in Germany where he received training in developmental-behavioural paediatrics/social paediatrics and child neurology.
Prior to joining the faculty at McMaster, Dr. Kraus de Camargo held positions in Germany as a Professor of Social Medicine at the University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen and as CEO and Medical Director of Kinderzentrum Pelzerhaken gGmbH, an inpatient and outpatient facility for children with developmental-behavioural disabilities and chronic neurologic disorders.
Since 2001, Olaf Kraus de Camargo has been involved with the implementation of the WHO - International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). He co-edited the book ICF: A Hands-On Approach for Clinicians and Families.
He is a member of the steering committee of PONDA – Physicians of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Advocacy and was a member of the Disability Advisory Committee to the Canadian Revenue Agency from 2021-2024. Bluesky: @devpeds.bsky.social
He completed his medical education and pediatric training in Brazil, followed by a residency in Germany where he received training in developmental-behavioural paediatrics/social paediatrics and child neurology.
Prior to joining the faculty at McMaster, Dr. Kraus de Camargo held positions in Germany as a Professor of Social Medicine at the University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen and as CEO and Medical Director of Kinderzentrum Pelzerhaken gGmbH, an inpatient and outpatient facility for children with developmental-behavioural disabilities and chronic neurologic disorders.
Since 2001, Olaf Kraus de Camargo has been involved with the implementation of the WHO - International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). He co-edited the book ICF: A Hands-On Approach for Clinicians and Families.
He is a member of the steering committee of PONDA – Physicians of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Advocacy and was a member of the Disability Advisory Committee to the Canadian Revenue Agency from 2021-2024. Bluesky: @devpeds.bsky.social