Basilia Nwankwo MD FAAOS

Orthopedic Trauma

Residency Program Director Interim Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Summary

Basilia Nwankwo, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Washington, DC, specializing in orthopaedic trauma. She completed her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Howard University and has pursued fellowships in Orthopaedic Trauma and Deformity Correction and Limb Lengthening. Currently an Assistant Professor at Howard University, Dr. Nwankwo has previous employment as a Staff Physician at UPMC Williamsport. Her expertise includes musculoskeletal infections, as well as trauma to the hand, wrist, shoulder, elbow, foot, ankle, hip, and knee. She has contributed to multiple publications, including research on antibiotic delivery, physical therapy in osteoarthritis, and outcomes in humeral diaphyseal fractures.

Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreFellowship, Deformity Correction and Limb Lengthening , 2023 - 2024
University of LouisvilleFellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, 2017 - 2018
Howard UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2012 - 2017
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 2012

PubMed

Posterior hip fracture dislocation from a non-contact injury while playing soccer. "A Case Report".
Jared A Nowell, Stefan Coombs, Abhishek Tippabhatla, Basilia O Nwankwo
Trauma Case Reports. 2023-10-01
1 citations
30-Day Outcomes of Operative Versus Nonoperative Management for Humeral Diaphyseal Fractures in Patients with Concomitant Hip Fractures.
Daniel Sutton, Basilia Nwankwo, Moses Adebayo, Rolanda Willacy, Cina R Karodeh
Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 2020-01-01
8 citations
Glomus tumor of the sciatic nerve: An extraspinal cause of sciatica
Basilia Onyinyechukwu Nwankwo, Robert M. Henshaw, Dhruv Kumar
Orthopedics. 2017-09-21

Journal Articles

Local antibiotic delivery: Recent basic and translational science insights in orthopedics
Amir Human Hoveidaei, Seyedarad Mosalamiaghili, Amirhosein Sabaghian, Sina Hajiaghajani, Ali Soltani Farsani, Mahdi Sahebi, Mohammad Poursalehian, Basilia Onyinyechukw..., Bone, 4/2025
Rethinking the Role of Formal Physical Therapy in Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: A Nationwide Study Comprising More than Two Million Patients in the United States
Hoveidaei, Amir Human MD, MSc; Ghaseminejad-Raeini, Amirhossein MD; Kanaani Nejad, Fatemeh MD; Moosaie, Fatemeh MD; Mohammadi, Sara MD; Saeid Khonji, Mohammad MD; Nwan..., JAAOS Global Research and Reviews, 11/2024
Antibiotic-Coated Intramedullary Nailing Managing Long Bone Infected Non-Unions: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.
Ghaseminejad-Raeini A, Azarboo A, Pirahesh K, Sharafi A, Hoveidaei AH, Nwankwo BO, Annasamudram A, Conway JD., Antibiotics (Basel), 1/10/2024