DavidXCifuMD
Physical Medicine/Rehab • Richmond, VAAssociate Dean SOM, Chairman VCU Dept of PM&R, Senior Consultant Sheltering Arms Institute, Senior TBI Specialist for Dept of Veterans Affairs
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Office
2000 Wilkes Ridge Parkway
Richmond, VA 23233Phone+1 804-877-4000- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- David Cifu, MD is an Eminent Scholar, the Associate Dean for Innovation and System Integration, Herman J. Flax, MD Tenured Professor and Chair of the Department of PM&R in the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia. He is also Chief of PM&R Services for the VCU Health System, Founding Director of the VCU-Center for Rehabilitation Sciences and Engineering (CERSE), Senior Consultant for the Sheltering Arms Institute, and Senior TBI Specialist for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He has been funded on 65 research grants for over $288 million, including currently serving as Principal Investigator of the VA/DoD $116.7 million Long-term Impact of Military-relevant Brain Injury Consortium (LIMBIC) since 2013. In his more than 30 years as an academic physiatrist, he has delivered more than 625 regional, national and international lectures, published more than 270 scientific articles and co-authored or edited 45 books and book chapters. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the premiere line of texts in the field of PM&R, “Braddom’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,” including the 5th Edition Textbook (2015), 1st Edition Handbook (2017), 6th Edition Textbook (2021), 2nd Edition Handbook (2024) and 7th Edition Textbook (2025), and co-Editor of Board Review textbooks in Brain Injury Medicine (2020), Spinal Cord Injury (2022), Pain Medicine (2024) and Sports Medicine (2026). He has been the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Champion for the 2009, 2016 and 2021 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for Post-Acute Mild TBI Management. In 2021, he was recognized by the US Department of Veterans Affairs with the Paul B. Magnuson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research.
Education & Training
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1987 - 1990
Boston University School of MedicineMD, Medicine, 1982 - 1986
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1986- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1986
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 1991 - 2030- VA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
TX State Medical License 1989 - 1991- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Energy Costs of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Investigation Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO2T) for Post-Concussive Symptoms (PSC) After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
- Cranial-nerve Non-invasive Neuromodulation (CN-NINM) for Balance Deficits After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Pilot Trial) Start of enrollment: 2015 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The influence of ADHD on recovery from sport concussion among collegiate athletes in the United States: LIMBIC MATARS consortium investigation.Didehbani, N., Kelshaw, P., Oldham, J., Bowman, T., Higgins, K., Beidler, E., Wilmoth, K., Valentine, V., Munce, T., Larson, M., Cullum, M., Resch, J., Cifu, D.> ;Brain Injury. 2024 Feb 16
- Academic adjustments and concussion recoveries in NCAA student-athletes: a LIMBIC MATARS investigation.Helm, T., Bowman, T., Kelshaw, P., Beidler, E., Resch, J., Cifu, D.> ;Brain Injury. 2024 Mar 20
- Concussion diagnosis and recovery in relation to collegiate athletic department classification: a LIMBIC MATARS consortium investigation.Munce, T., Peplowski, A., Bowman, T., Kelshaw, P., Campbell, T., Ahonen, S., Valentine, V., Resch, J., Cifu, D.> ;Brain Injury. 2024 Feb 9
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Journal Articles
- Clinical research findings from the long-term impact of military-relevant brain injury consortium-Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (LIMBIC-CENC) 2013-2021Cifu, David X, Brain Injury, 4/16/2022
Press Mentions
VCU 1 of 4 Centers in U.S. To Provide Nationally Recognized Care for Both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain InjurySeptember 21st, 2021- Resilience and Change: People FirstJune 15th, 2021
- Research Week Honors Pioneering Work for VeteransMay 11th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations
VCU Medical CenterRichmond, Virginia
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