Amy Houtrow, M.D.

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Board Member

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

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