Rehabilitation

David W. Pruitt, MD

Title

Medical Director, Inpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit; Director Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

david.pruitt@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-7480

Fax

513-636-7360

Credentials

BS: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1994.

MD: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1998.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2007; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004.

Awards and Honors

Best Doctors in America, 2008, 2009

Publications, Most Recent

Pruitt DW and Tsai T. Common Comorbidities Associated With Cerebral Palsy. In: LJ Michaud (ed.): Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2009; 20(3):453-67.

Professional Organization Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

Children's Oncology Group

Books

Michaud LJ, Reid SR, McMahon MA and Pruitt DW. Rehabilitation of the Child with Cancer. In: DG Poplack, PA Pizzo (eds.): Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology, 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 2006, p1399-1413.

Spierre LZ, Michaud LM, Pruitt DW and Mehlman, CT. Rehabilitation of the Child With Multiple Injuries. In: NE Green, MF Swiontkowski (eds.): Skeletal Trauma in Children, 4th Edition. Philadelphia, Saunders, 2008, p623-637.

McMahon MA, Pruitt DW and Vargus-Adams JN. Cerebral Palsy. In: MA Alexander and DJ Matthews (eds.) Pediatric Rehabilitation, 4th Edition. (In press)

Pruitt DW and Nagarajan R. Rehabilitation of the Pediatric Cancer Patient. In: M Stubblefield and M O’Dell (eds.): Principles and Practice of Cancer Rehabilitation. New York, Demos Medical Publishing, 2009, p855-868.

Pruitt DW, Michaud LJ, Reid SR, McMahon MA and Apkon, SA. Rehabilitation of the Child with Cancer. In: DG Poplack, PA Pizzo (eds.): Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology, 6th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven. (In press)