Dr. Jay D. Pruetz M.D.
Pediatrician
4650 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA, 90027Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Jay Pruetz is a pediatrician practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Pruetz is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Pruetz diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Pruetz can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 2001
University of California 1996
Tufts University School of Medicine 2001
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comparing measures of travel distances in primates: methodological considerations and socioecological implications.
- Survey of savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Southeastern Sénégal.
- Genotyping aids field study of unhabituated wild chimpanzees.
- Chimpanzees use tools to harvest social insects at Fongoli, Senegal.
- Do "savanna" chimpanzees consume C4 resources?
- Evidence of cave use by savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Fongoli, Senegal: implications for thermoregulatory behavior.
- Arboreal nesting as anti-predator adaptation by savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in southeastern Senegal.
- Do chimpanzee nests serve an anti-predatory function?
- Absent aortic valve associated with double outlet right ventricle and aortopulmonary window: physiologic implications of a rare malformation in both the fetus and neonate.
- Clinical relevance of fetal hemodynamic monitoring: Perinatal implications.
- The International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group - a new concept for global research study.
- The effects of paternity on interactions between adult male and immature chimpanzees in captivity.
Clinical Trials
Awards
- 2012 Pediatric Inventor Finalist Award
- 2002 Neonatology Good Starts Award
- 2001 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society member
Treatments
- Bone Cancer
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Professional Memberships
- Member American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Cardiology, We
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