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April Pruski MD, MBA

Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services

VA Phoenix health care

Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program Director, Honor Health Rehabilitation

Education

Postdoctoral
2017-2018 - Chief Resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY
2015-2018 - Resident, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York University, New York, NY
2016-2018 - Integrative Medicine Program for Physicians Tri-State College of Acupuncture: New York, NY
2014-2015 - Intern, Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

Doctoral/Graduate
2014 - M.D., Stony Brook School of Medicine, Long Island, NY
2021 - MBA, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Baltimore, MD

Professional Experience
2023-present - Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, Phoenix VA
2022-present - Staff Physiatrist Phoenix VA
2022-2024 - Traumatic Brain Injury/ Polytrauma Medical Director Phoenix VA
2018-2022 - Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Board Certifications
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
ABPMR Brain Injury Medicine
American College of Lifestyle Medicine 

Clinic Locations
Carl T. Hayden Phoenix VA Medical Center
650 E Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Expertise/Clinical Interests
Brain Injury, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Musculoskeletal medicine

Procedures Offered 
Trigger point injections, joint injections, botox injections

Other Hospital Affiliations
Associate Professor of Clinical Practice in the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering (SOMME) at Arizona State University
Assistant Clinical Professor University of Arizona