Dr. Proud is the Chief of Neurology and Director of Neuromuscular Medicine at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, working collaboratively to provide a comprehensive approach to patients with neuromuscular diseases.  She attended college at the University of Virginia where she majored in Neuroscience, and then studied at Eastern Virginia Medical School where she received her Doctorate of Medicine.  She pursued general Pediatrics training in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University.  She then trained in Neurology to receive special qualifications in Child Neurology at Stanford University.  She remained at Stanford for her Neuromuscular Medicine fellowship and then returned home to Virginia to join her current practice as part of Children’s Specialty Group, serving the patients at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk, Virginia.  She is primary investigator for several clinical trials evaluating novel treatments for patients with various neuromuscular conditions. Her research focus is in the development and conduct of therapeutic trials for spinal muscular atrophy and muscular dystrophies.  Dr. Proud serves as the Medical Director for the CHKD Novel Therapeutics and Gene Therapy Center, with a commitment to optimizing clinical care and offering participation in clinical research to patients and families affected by rare disease.