Peter I Karachunski MD

Child Neurology•Minneapolis, MN

Associate Professor, Pediatric neurology University of Minnesota Medical School

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420 Delaware Street SeMoos tower 13-240 MMC 295Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone+1 612-626-2499
Fax+1 612-273-0886

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaFellowship, Child Neurology, 2002 - 2005
University of MinnesotaResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
Russian State Medical UniversityClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 2005 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Clinical Trials

Longitudinal Study of the Natural History of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Unknown status
Becker Muscular Dystrophy - A Natural History Study to Predict Efficacy of Exon Skipping Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Unknown status
Finding the Optimum Regimen for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
A Study of the Safety, Tolerability & Efficacy of Long-term Administration of Drisapersen in US & Canadian Subjects Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Long-Term Outcomes of Ataluren in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 06
Completed
Phase 3
Registry of Patients With a Diagnosis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 25
RECRUITING
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Confirmatory long-term efficacy and safety results of ataluren in patients with nmDMD from Study 041, an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, P...
Dmitry Vlodavets, Shiwen Wu, Anna Kostera-Pruszczyk, Jong-Hee Chae, Sheffali Gulati
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 2025-10-01
Reduction of Preexisting AAV9 Antibody Titers Before Onasemnogene Abeparvovec Administration in Twins With Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Ryan W Nelson, Cody A Cox, Molly Stark, Andrew D Johnson, Kelly Sichmeller
Neurology. 2025-08-26
Long-Term Engraftment and Satellite Cell Expansion from Human PSC Teratoma-Derived Myogenic Progenitors.
Zahra Khosrowpour, Nivedha Ramaswamy, Elise N Engquist, Berkay Dincer, Alisha M Shah
Cells. 2025-07-25

Journal Articles

TANGO2: Expanding the Clinical Phenotype and Spectrum of Pathogenic Variants
Jennifer N Dines, Heather C Mefford, Barbara Burton, Joline Dalton, Alice Basinger, Peter Karachunski, Can Ficicioglu, Katherine L Helbig, Nature

Press Mentions

Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Viltolarsen in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 53 SkippingMay 26th, 2020
Toddler Who Got World’s Most Expensive Drug WalksFebruary 25th, 2020
Toddler with Fatal Muscle Condition ‘Recovers’ After $2m Infusion of World’s Most Expensive DrugFebruary 25th, 2020
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