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Amy A. Pruitt, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Education Officer, Department of Neurology, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Ombudsman, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Division Chief, General Neurology Unit, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair for Education , Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology
Contact information
HUP
3400 SPRUCE ST.
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 SPRUCE ST.
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2156622796
Fax: 2153495579
Fax: 2153495579
Email:
pruitt@mail.med.upenn.edu
pruitt@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A.
Cornell University, 1970.
none (history of medicine)
University of Oxford, 1973.
M.D.
Harvard University, 1974.
B.A.
Cornell University, 1970.
none (history of medicine)
University of Oxford, 1973.
M.D.
Harvard University, 1974.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital, 1974-1975.
Resident in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1975-1976.
Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1976-1979.
Intern in Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital, 1974-1975.
Resident in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1975-1976.
Resident in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1976-1979.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1980.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, 1977.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1980.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Pruitt is an experienced clinical medical educator with a strong background in development of curricular materials for different educational settings including large group lectures, seminars, clinical case-based learning, and web-based resources.Particular areas of clinical expertise are neurologic manifestations of systemic cancer, neurologic problems of long-term survivors of cancer therapies, infections in cancer patients, and CNS manifestations of systemic diseases.
