Amy Houtrow, M.D.

Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH

Publications

Education:

• MD, Michigan State University, 2000
• Pediatrics and PM&R residencies, 2000-2005
• MPH, Health Policy and Management, 2004
• PhD, Medical Sociology, UCSF, 2012

Employment:

• UCSF, Department of Pediatrics, 2005-2012
• University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, Departments of PM&R and Pediatrics, 2012-current
  • Vice Chair for Quality and Outcomes
  • Vice Chair and Division Chief of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Current funding:

• HRSA: LEND Pittsburgh, PI
• NIH: spina bifida research
• CDC: spina bifida research
• PCORI: health services direct admission research
• FISA Foundation: Disability JEDI training for medical students
• ASTHO: Disability Health Equity Training for Emergency Preparedness Specialists

Selected relevant service:

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Executive Committee for the Council on Children with Disabilities
  • Bias and Discrimination Taskforce
  • Executive Committee for the Section on Home Care
  • NCE Planning Committee
• American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Board of Governors
  • Secretary of the Board of Governors
• American Association on Health and Disability Board Member
• Editorial Boards
  • Academic Pediatrics
  • Archives of PM&R
  • Disability and Health
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  • Health Equity Blueprint
  • Systems of Care Redesign
• National Academy of Medicine
  • Standing Committee of Medical Experts to Assist Social Security on Disability Issues
  • Chair: Committee on Improving Health Outcomes for Children with Disabilities
  • Committee Member to Evaluate the Supplemental Security Income Program for Children with Mental Disorders
• Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council Board Member