
David Okwudi Okonkwo MD
"Professor of Neurological Surgery Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Operations Clinical Director, Brain Trauma Research Center University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine"
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200 Lothrop StPittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-2100
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Education & Training
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2001 - 2006
University of Virginia Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2000 - 2001
Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2000 - 2006
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Observational Study of Cortical Spreading Depression in Human Brain Trauma Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
- Study of NNZ-2566 in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cervical disc replacement in athletes: a modified Delphi Consensus Survey of expert opinion.Scott L Zuckerman, Jacob Jo, Grant H Rigney, Julian E Bailes, Christopher M Bonfield
The Spine Journal. 2025-12-01 - Return-to-Sport Recommendations for Athletes With Congenital Cervical Spine Pathology: A Modified Delphi Consensus Survey of Expert Opinion.Scott L Zuckerman, Jacob Jo, Grant H Rigney, Julian E Bailes, Christopher M Bonfield
Neurosurgery. 2025-12-01 - 1 citationsNeuroimaging with Rotterdam Scoring System and long-term outcomes in severe traumatic brain injury patients.Nitin Agarwal, Sharath Kumar Anand, Enyinna L Nwachuku, Tiffany E Wilkins, Hanna Algattas
British Journal of Neurosurgery. 2025-12-01
Journal Articles
- Limitations of Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography for the Diagnosis of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury RelatedRamesh Grandhi, Gregory M Weiner, David M Panczykowski, David O Okonkwo, Journal of Neurosurgery
- Limitations of Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography for the Diagnosis of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury RelatedRamesh Grandhi, Gregory M Weiner, David M Panczykowski, David O Okonkwo, Journal of Neurosurgery
Press Mentions
Even in Athletes, Obese BMI Associated with Worse Concussion RecoveryJune 25th, 2025
U.Va. Board Votes to Continue Gender-Affirming Care for Existing Patients Under 19February 21st, 2025
New Research Finds That Concussion Incidence Increases the Risk of a Suicide Attempt in Some Children with a History of DepressionJuly 1st, 2022- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Pilot Clinical Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of External Ventricular Drainage with Cerebrospinal Fluid Water Removal Osmotherapy for Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Cerebral EdemaCEROVATIONS, LLC2022–2026
- Pilot Clinical Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of External Ventricular Drainage with Cerebrospinal Fluid Water Removal Osmotherapy for Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Cerebral EdemaCEROVATIONS, LLC2022–2026
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