Max Downey is a clinical research coordinator with 6 years of experience conducting qualitative and clinical research.

Max completed his B.S. Degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from The Johns Hopkins University with general honors. After graduating, Max was a qualitative research coordinator and data analyst at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and NYU Grossman School of Medicine for 4 years with an organ transplant research group. His work and publications bolster informed consent and provide insight to improve clinical programs for adults with amputations, solid organ transplant and vascularized composite allograft recipients, living kidney donors, and loved ones of deceased organ donors. Max has co-authored 14 peer-reviewed publications to date and has delivered oral presentations at national and international organ transplant conferences for healthcare professionals.

At Nemours DE, Max worked as a clinical research coordinator for 2 years with the CP center and gait lab to develop functional outcomes measures for children with cerebral palsy with Dr. Wade Shrader and to analyze physical therapy characteristics after orthopedic surgery with Dr. Nancy Lennon.