Olaf Kraus de Camargo

Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at
McMaster University. He completed his medical education and pediatric training in Brazil,
followed by a residency in Germany where he received training in developmental-
behavioural pediatrics 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.
Dr. Kraus de Camargo is the co-director of the CanChild Centre for Childhood-onset 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.
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 a member of the Disability Advisory Committee to the
Canadian Revenue Agency.
His research follows a participatory approach, involving families, children, and youth as active partners, and has resulted in over 200 publications to date.