"The care and treatment of the sick is a privilege and, in my case, a calling" - Christopher J. Prusinski, D.O., FAHA

Christopher Prusinski was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1958, and was the eldest of four children. His mother became a registered nurse later in life and his father is an osteopathic physician specializing in family medicine. He was raised on the east side of Cleveland and enjoyed a life of scholastics, sports, church and scientific discovery. His undergraduate degree was completed at Ohio university where he graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology pre-medicine. Dr. Prusinski's medical education was completed at the first school of osteopathic medicine, the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri, in 1985. In 1986, he completed a rotating internship at the Richmond Heights General Hospital, where his father interned twenty years before him. Dr. Prusinski completed his neurology residency training at The Ohio State University in 1989 serving as chief resident his last year of study.

Dual Medical Specialty Board Certification

The American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in Neurology
- An allopathic medical institution.

The American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in Neurology
- An Osteopathic medical institution.

In Practice and in the Community Since 1989

Dr. Prusinski has been in private practice in Brevard county, Florida since 1989. He has been on active medical staff at Holmes Regional Medical Center and Palm Bay Community Hospital and has served as the Chairman of the division of Neurology, department of Medicine, for two terms. He has also served as the Neurology reviewer for the quality assurance committee at these facilities.

Honors

There have been numerous honors bestowed upon Dr. Prusinski:

• Diplomate of the National Board of Examiners (1986)
• Chief Resident of The Ohio State University Department of Neurology (1988-89)
• Diplomate of the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in Neurology (December 1990)
• Diplomate of the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in Neurology (April 1991)
• a Fellow of the American Heart Association Stroke Council (April 1992)
• a Fellow of the American Academy of Pain Management (March 1992)
• Chairman of the Neurology Division Department of Medicine for Holmes Regional Medical Center and Palm Bay Community Hospital (1994-1998)
• a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (Clinical Neurosciences) (January 2000)
• Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine (June 2008)

Dr. Prusinski is licensed to practice medicine and carries certificate number OS0005640 from the State of Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine. He is also licensed to practice medicine in the state of Ohio through the Ohio State Medical Board, certificate number 4185.

Medical Organizations

Dr. Prusinski is a member of numerous medical organizations. They include:

• the American Osteopathic Association
• the American Medical Association
• the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
• the American Academy of Neurology
• the American College of Neurologists and Psychiatrists
• the American Academy of Pain Management
• the Royal Society of Medicine
• the National Headache Foundation
• the American Society of Neuroimaging
• the National Parkinson Foundation
• the European Neurological Society
• the International Council of Motorsports Sciences
• the American Association for the Study of Headache
• and American Clinical Neurophysiology Society

Dr. Prusinski has served with distinction as the Neurology Reviewer for the Holmes Regional Medical Center Quality Assurance Committee (1990-1998) and Medical Records Committee (1998-2003).

Dr. Prusinski has been in the private practice of Adult Neurology in Brevard county, Florida since 1989. He maintains a primary office in Melbourne and a northern office in Merritt Island to better serve the space program of the Kennedy Space Center.

Personal Life

Dr. Prusinski has been a resident of Florida since 1989. He has been blessed with the kind support of his lovely wife, whom he married in 1987, and their two amazing children. In his leisure time, Dr. Prusinski has been an avid sports car and formula car race car driver since 1991. He is a race car and high performance driving instructor and has raced on most of the most important race tracks in North America. He is also an expert Horologist and Horological historian as well as a longstanding member of the Palm Beach Chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. Dr. Prusinski has enjoyed singing since altar serving in his childhood and plays acoustic as well as electric guitar. His passion for music is shared by his children and they attend live music performances often. Dr. Prusinski is a lifelong student of art, architecture, music, design, history and literature.

Dr. Prusinski"s philanthropic endeavors are well recognized. Some of his favorite charitable organizations in addition to his community church include:

• founding and sustaining member the American Academy of Neurology's Education and Research Cornerstone Endowment
• the National Association for the Study of Headache
• the American Heart Association
• the National MS Society
• the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease
• the National Parkinson Foundation
• Devereux Society for Children
• Brevard County Alzheimer's Society
• the Brevard County Art and History Museum
• the Museum of Modern Art (New York and San Francisco)
• the Museum of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors
• the American Osteopathic Foundation
• the American Cancer Society
• Habitat for Humanity
• Food for the Poor
• and more...