Michael Wade Shrader MD

Dr. Shrader was a Professor and Chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery and Medical Director of Children’s Rehabilitative Services at Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he focused his practice on the treatment of children with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and similar developmental disabilities.
Previously, he was the Director of the CP Program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and he is currently on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. His undergraduate degree was in aerospace engineering from Mississippi State University, and he worked as an engineer at NASA before entering medical school.
The hiring of Dr. Shrader comes on the heels of the announced retirement of Freeman Miller, MD, who came to duPont Hospital for Children 30 years ago to start the Cerebral Palsy Center. Since then, he has impacted the lives of thousands of families while enhancing and improving the treatment and care for children with CP.