W. Blake Pruitt, MD

Education

• 2008-2010 / Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Fellowship, Nephrology
• 2005-2008 / Carolinas Medical Center, Residency, Internal Medicine
• 2001-2005 / Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine
• 1996-1999 / Georgia Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Honors
• 1994-1996 / Emory University, Bachelor of Science, Major in Biology
• 1992-1994 / Oxford College of Emory University,    Associate of Arts

Work Experience

• 2010-Present / Clinical Nephrologist, Mountain Kidney and Hypertension Associates, PA
• 2008-2010 / Fellow in Nephrology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• 2005-2008 / Medical Residency, Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center

Credentials

• Medical License / North Carolina Physician License - 201000694
• Certification / North Carolina Medical Board - 288738
• American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008, 2018
• American Board of Nephrology, 2010, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

• Mission-St. Joseph's Health System
• Care Partners Rehabilitation Hospital
• Pardee Memorial Hospital
• Harris Regional Hospital
• Haywood Regional Medical Center
• McDowell Hospital
• Transylvania Regional Hospital
• Highlands – Cashiers Regional Hospital
• Angel Medical Center
• Blue Ridge Regional Hospital

Professional Affiliations / Committees     

• American Society of Nephrology
• Renal Physicians Association
• North Carolina Medical Society
• American College of Physicians
• 2013-Present / Nephrology Service Line Leader, Mission Hospital
• 2013-2016 / Board Member, Asheville Specialty Hospital Governing Body
• 2014-Present / Board Member, Medical Mutual Mountain Physician Community