Charles W. Pruitt,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Doctor Pruitt obtained his baccalaureate at Case Western Reserve University and his doctorate at The Ohio State University School of Medicine. He was trained in general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of the University of Southern California and in pediatric emergency medicine at The Children’s Hospital Denver of the University of Colorado; he is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both specialties.
He is currently Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and child advocacy coordinator for the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children's Hospital. His research interests are focused primarily on injury prevention and child advocacy. He is a member of numerous professional and academic societies, has written several scientific articles, textbook chapters, and policy statements, and serves on a variety of national and regional expert and advisory committees including the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program Advisory Council.
He serves the American Academy of Pediatrics as a past president of the Utah Chapter, district representative of the Chapter Forum Management Committee, and subspecialty representative of the Committee On Federal Government Affairs. He also serves on the Program Committee for the National Office of Injury Free Coalition for Kids. He successfully promoted passage of a statewide booster seat law, developed an innovative water safety program, and coordinated the construction of a state-of-the-art safe playground in South Salt Lake City.
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
801-662-1000
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Emergency Medicine) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Doctor Pruitt obtained his baccalaureate at Case Western Reserve University and his doctorate at The Ohio State University School of Medicine. He was trained in general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of the University of Southern California and in pediatric emergency medicine at The Children’s Hospital Denver of the University of Colorado; he is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both specialties.
He is currently Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and child advocacy coordinator for the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children's Hospital. His research interests are focused primarily on injury prevention and child advocacy. He is a member of numerous professional and academic societies, has written several scientific articles, textbook chapters, and policy statements, and serves on a variety of national and regional expert and advisory committees including the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program Advisory Council.
He serves the American Academy of Pediatrics as a past president of the Utah Chapter, district representative of the Chapter Forum Management Committee, and subspecialty representative of the Committee On Federal Government Affairs. He also serves on the Program Committee for the National Office of Injury Free Coalition for Kids. He successfully promoted passage of a statewide booster seat law, developed an innovative water safety program, and coordinated the construction of a state-of-the-art safe playground in South Salt Lake City.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Pediatric Emergency Medicine |
| Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Emergency Medicine) National Board of Medical Examiners |
Research Interests
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Injury Prevention
- Child Advocacy
- International Health
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Colorado at Denver and HSC/Childrens' Hospital Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, 2000 |
| Residency | Children's Hospital Los Angeles Pediatrics Resident, 1996 |
| Internship | Children's Hospital Los Angeles Pediatrics Intern, 1994 |
| Professional Medical | The Ohio State University College of Medicine M.D., 1993 |
| Undergraduate | Case Western Reserve University B.A., 1986 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Shaw KN, Lillis KA, Ruddy RM, Mahajan PV, Lichenstein R, Olsen CS, Chamberlain JM Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Collaborators 95 Nigrovic L, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Kharbanda A, Shaw K, Powell E, Chamberlain J, Ruddy R, Hoyle J, Borgialli D, Atherly-John Y, Gorelick M, Andrada E, Stanley R, Conners G, Pruitt C, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Dayan P, Alpern E, Bajaj L, Brown K, Borgialli D, Chamberlain J, Dean JM, Gorelick M, Jaffe D, Kuppermann N, Kwok M, Lichenstein R, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Monroe D, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Rogers A, Ruddy R, Stanley R, Tunik M, Kavanaugh D, Park H, Dean JM, Gramse H, Holubkov R, Donaldson A, Olson C, Zuspan S, Enriquez R, Brown K, Goldfarb S, Crain E, Kim E, Krug S, Monroe D, Nelson D, Berlyant M, Zuspan S, Gorelick M, Alpern L, Anders J, Borgialli D, Babcock Cimpello L, Donaldson A, Foltin G, Moler F, Shreve K, Jaffe D, Chamberlain J, Dayan P, Dean M, Holubkov R, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Shaw K, Stanley R, Tunik M, Lillis K, Alessandrini E, Blumberg S, Enriquez R, Lichenstein R, Mahajan P, McDuffie R, Ruddy R, Thomas B, Wade J, Schalick W, Hoyle J, Atabaki S, Call K, Gramse H, Kwok M, Rogers A, Schnadower D, Kuppermann N (2013). Reported medication events in a paediatric emergency research network: sharing to improve patient safety. Emerg Med J, 30(10), 815-819.
- Chamberlain JM, Shaw KN, Lillis KA, Mahajan PV, Ruddy RM, Lichenstein R, Olsen CS, Dean JM Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Collaborators 94 Nigrovic L, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Sonnett M, Shaw K, Powell E, Brown K, Hoyle J, Borgialli D, Atherly-John Y, Gorelick M, Andrada E, Stanley R, Conners G, Pruitt C, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Dayan P, Alpern E, Bajaj L, Brown K, Borgialli D, Chamberlain J, Dean JM, Gorelick M, Jaffe D, Kuppermann N, Kwok M, Lichenstein R, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Monroe D, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Rogers A, Ruddy R, Stanley R, Tunik M, Kavanaugh D, Park H, Dean JM, Gramse H, Holubkov R, Donaldson A, Olson C, Zuspan S, Enriquez R, Brown K, Goldfarb S, Crain E, Kim E, Krug S, Monroe D, Nelson D, Berlyant M, Zuspan S, Gorelick M, Alpern L, Anders J, Borgialli D, Cimpello L, Donaldson A, Foltin G, Moler F, Shreve K, Nigrovic L, Chamberlain J, Dayan P, Dean JM, Holubkov R, Jaffe D, Powell E, Shaw K, Stanley R, Tunik M, Lillis K, Alessandrini E, Blumberg S, Enriquez R, Lichenstein R, Mahajan P, McDuffie R, Ruddy R, Thomas B, Wade J, Schalick W, Hoyle J, Atabaki S, Call K, Gramse H, Kwok M, Rogers A, Schnadower D, Kuppermann N (2013). Creating an infrastructure for safety event reporting and analysis in a multicenter pediatric emergency department network. Pediatr Emerg Care, 29(2), 125-130.
- Shaw KN, Ruddy RM, Olsen CS, Lillis KA, Mahajan PV, Dean JM, Chamberlain JM Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Collaborators 98 Tunik M, Nigrovic L, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Kharbanda A, Shaw K, Powell E, Chamberlain J, Ruddy R, Hoyle J, Foerster A, Monroe D, Borgialli D, Atherly-John Y, Gorelick M, Andrada E, Stanley R, Conners G, Pruitt C, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Kuppermann N, Alpern E, Anders J, Borgialli D, Chamberlain J, Cimpello L, Crain E, Dayan P, Dean JM, Gorelick M, Hoyle J, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Monroe D, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Ruddy R, Stanley R, Tunik M, Kavanaugh D, Park H, Davis A, Dean JM, Edwards A, Gramse H, Holubkov R, Donaldson A, Olson C, Zuspan S, Brown K, Goldfarb S, Kim E, Krug S, Monroe D, Nelson D, Rincon H, Zuspan S, Gorelick M, Borgialli D, Cimpello L, Donaldson A, Foltin G, Moler F, Shreve K, Jaffe D, Alpern L, Chamberlain J, Dayan P, Dean JM, Holubkov R, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Stanley R, Tunik M, Lillis K, Alessandrini E, Crain E, Enriquez R, Fjelstad M, Lichenstein R, Mahajan P, McDuffie R, Ruddy R, Wade J, Walker A, Schalick W, Hoyle J, Atabaki S, Call K, Foerster A, Gramse H, Jones A, Kwok M, Maio R, Pusic M (2009). Pediatric patient safety in emergency departments: unit characteristics and staff perceptions. Pediatrics, 124(2), 485-493.
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Pruitt CW (2010). "Let's Talk About...RSV". RSV Social network educational video produced by Primary Children's Hospital, Department of Public Relations. [Video]. Salt Lake City, UT.
Global Impact
Presentations
| Zika: A Model for Emerging Zoonoses, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Medical Science, Kumasi, Ghana | Ghana |
| Director, Moderator, and Presenter, Medicine as a career, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Tarkateerth Laxmanshastry Joshi School, Wai, India | India |
Service
| 07/05/2011 | Content Expert & Consultant | Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State, International Visitor Leadership Program, Public Helath: Improving Child Safety and Supporting Families of Patients, China Medical Delegation | China |
| 11/10/2008 | Content Expert & Consultant | Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, Medical Emergency Response Development, Kazakhstan Medical and Surgical Delegation | Kazakhstan |
| 08/04/2008 | Content Expert & Consultant | Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, Advocacy at Primary Children's Medical Center, Georgian Medical Delegation | Georgia |