Education

• BS, The College of William and Mary
• MD, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Internship & Residency

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Board Certified

• Board Certified

Professional Distinctions

• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
• AOA Honor Society

Areas of Specialization

• Physiatry

Amanda B. Trucksess, MD

A native Virginian, Dr. Amanda Trucksess attended The College of William and Mary where she was a member of their Division I swim team. With a strong interest in athletics as well as human biomechanics and physiology, Dr. Trucksess graduated cum laude with a major in kinesiology. She went on to earn her medical degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond where she was named to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Following medical school, she completed a four year residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (known as physiatry) is a sub-specialty of medicine that focuses on the restoration of function and the non-operative treatment of nerve, muscle, and bone disorders. Dr. Trucksess chose this specialty because it allowed her to integrate her interest in human physiology with her passion for patient care.

Whether a patient is a weekend warrior on the softball field or an Olympic marathoner, Dr. Trucksess’ goal is to get her patients back to doing what they love. Her special interests within her field include the diagnosis and treatment of athletic injuries, running medicine and gait biomechanics, electromyography/nerve conduction studies, and the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain, including the use of epidural-steroid injections, trigger point injections and BOTOX injections for pain management.

Dr. Trucksess and her husband, Tom, live in Reston with their two children, Britt and Brady. In her leisure time, Dr. Trucksess enjoys an active sports life including running, swimming and keeping up with two very busy children.