Amy A. Pruitt, MD

Neurology

4.9 with 258 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and French

Amy A. Pruitt, MD

Neurology

4.9 with 258 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Speaks English and French

Vice Chair for Education, Neurology
Division Chief, General Neurology
Advisory Dean
William N. Kelley Professor of Neurology
Dr. Pruitt is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Pruitt

Received the Lindback Distinguished Award for Teaching, University of Pennsylvania; Inaugural Recipient American Academy of Neurology Rubino Award for Clinical Neurology Teaching

Recognized by Best Doctors in America 2005 - 2020

Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine's May 2002 Top Docs issue

Member, University of Pennsylvania Academy of Master Clinicians

Alzheimer's Disease
Arm Weakness
Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM)
Ataxia
Balance Disorders
Bell's Palsy
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Carotid Artery Disease
Cerebellar Ataxia
Cerebellar Disease
Cerebrospinal Fluid Abnormality
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Headache
CNS Vasculitis
Cognitive Impairment
Cranial Nerve Injuries
Dysarthria
Encephalopathies
Epilepsy
Facial Droop
Facial Nerve Palsy
Facial Pain
Facial Tingling
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Headache
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri)
Impaired Coordination
Intraventricular Tumor
Ischemic Stroke
Leg Weakness
Lip Droop
Medication Overuse Headache
Memory Loss
Meningeal Sarcoidosis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Muscle Weakness
Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Myelitis
Nerve Pain (Neuralgia)
Nerve Root Pain
Nervous System Disorders
Neuromuscular Disorders
Neuropathy
Neurosarcoidosis
Paraplegia
Paresthesia
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Peripheral Neuropathy
Periventricular Leukomalacia
Positional Vertigo
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Quadriplegia
Radiculopathy
Sensory Impairment
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Spinocerebellar Degeneration
Spinocerebellar Diseases
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Syncope
Tetraplegia
Tinnitus
Tremor
Trigeminal Neuralgia (Nerve Pain)
Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)
Unsteady Gait
Vertigo

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Pruitt is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Internal Medicine, 1977
Neurology, 1980

Education and Training

Medical School: Harvard University
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Primary Location

Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
South Pavilion, 2nd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Map Call 800-789-7366

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Aetna US Healthcare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare

Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Amy A. Pruitt MD: Neurological Complications of Infective Endocarditis Curr Treatment Options in Neurology (10.1007/s11940-013-0235-8): 2013.

Pruitt AA, Graus F, Rosenfeld MR: Neurological complications of transplantation Part I: Hematopoietic cell transplantation. The Neurohospitalist 3 : 24-38,2013.

Pruitt AA, Graus F, Rosenfeld MR: Neurological complications of transplantation Part II: Solid organ transplantation. The Neurohospitalist 3 (3): 152-166,2013.

Richie MB, Pruitt AA: Spinal cord infections Neurol Clin North America 31 (1): 19-53,2013.

Bican O, Minagar A, Pruitt AA: Spinal cord: A Review of Functional Neuroanatomy Neurol Clin 31 (1): 1-18,2013.

Rosenfeld MR, Pruitt AA: Management of malignant glioma and primary CNS lymphoma: Standard of care and future directions Continuum 18 (2): 406-415,2012.

Pruitt AA: Neurologic infectious disease emergencies Neurol Clinics North America 30 : 129-159,2012.

Balu R, Pruitt AA: Neurologic Complications of Immunosuppressive Drugs. Neurological Complications of Cancer Therapy : 107-124,2012.

Pruitt AA: Central nervous system infections in patients with cancer Continuum 18 (2): 384-405,2012.

Pruitt AA: Immune-mediated encephalopathies with an emphasis on paraneoplastic encephalopathies. Semin Neurol 31 (2): 159-169,2011.

Academic Contact Information

HUP
3400 SPRUCE ST.
4283
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-662-2796
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Neurology, National
American Neurological Association, National
Association of University Professors of Neurology, National
Philadelphia Neurological Society, Local