OgonnaKenechiNwawkaMD

Radiology • New York, NY

Bone Imaging/Musculoskeletal

Associate Professor, Radiology, Weill Cornell Med College

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Office
535 E 70th St
New York, NY 10021
Phone+1 212-606-1936
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Education & Training

Hospital for Special SurgeryFellowship, Musculoskeletal Radiology, 2013 - 2014
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2009 - 2013
Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 2008 - 2009
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2014 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2024
MA State Medical License Active through 2013
IL State Medical License 2008 - 2009
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Iatrogenic "overshoot" nerve injuries: imaging features.
Yoshimi Endo, Ogonna K Nwawka, Darryl B Sneag> ;Skeletal Radiology. 2024 Jun 1
No Difference in Reintervention at 1-Year Between Ultrasound-Guided versus Blind Dorsal Carpal Ganglion Aspiration.
Shuting Lu, Jona Kerluku, Ogonna K Nwawka, Theodore T Miller, Duretti T Fufa> ;Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. 2023 Nov 1
Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography Quantitatively Assesses Tension Changes of Supraspinous/Interspinous Ligament Complex Under Varied Loads.
Michael Yancey, Nada Rbil, Abhi Chatterjee, Hannah Lin, Hallie L Wyles, Lydia M Ko, Ogonna K Nwawka, Sariah Khormaee> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Sonographic Assessment of Hand Injuries: Diagnostic Accuracy and Review of Pathology.
O Kenechi Nwawka, Ravi Desai, Lydia M Ko, Colin Chun Wai Chong, Jeffrey M Jacobson, Yoshimi Endo> ;HSS Journal. 2023 Feb 1
Sonographic Changes in the Median Nerve Predict Conversion to Surgery after Corticosteroid Injection of the Carpal Tunnel.
Lauren E Wessel, Jona Kerluku, O Kenechi Nwawka, Theodore T Miller, Joseph T Nguyen, Duretti T Fufa> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
High resolution ultrasound for the evaluation of radial nerve pathology adjacent to metallic hardware.
Nicholas M Fort, Christian Victoria, Lydia Ko, Scott W Wolfe, Steve K Lee, O Kenechi Nwawka> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2022 Nov 1
5 citations
Quantitative assessment of change in upper extremity muscle stiffness following fluid injection using shear wave elastography.
O. Kenechi Nwawka, Nicholas Gutierrez, Bin Lin, Lydia M Ko, Theodore T. Miller> ;Skeletal Radiology. 2021 Jul 1
COVID-19 narratives from the New York Roentgen Society.
O. Kenechi Nwawka, Janine Katzen> ;Clinical Imaging. 2021 Jan 5
18 citations
Outcomes of Microneurolysis of Hourglass Constrictions in Chronic Neuralgic Amyotrophy.
Karthik R. Krishnan, Darryl B. Sneag, Joseph H. Feinberg, Ogonna K Nwawka, Steve K. Lee, Zsuzsanna Arányi, Scott W. Wolfe> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2021 Jan 1
1 citations
Utility of lavage in addition to native fluid collection during fluoroscopically guided joint aspiration in infection diagnosis.
O. Kenechi Nwawka, Brian Tischler, Bin Lin, Lydia M Ko, Robert J. Schneider, Theodore T. Miller> ;Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 2021 Sep 1
1 citations
Ultrasound of the distal biceps brachii tendon using four approaches: reproducibility and reader preference.
Theodore T. Miller, Gabrielle P. Konin, Joseph T. Nguyen, Shefali Kothary, Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka, Yoshimi Endo, Gregory R. Saboeiro> ;Skeletal Radiology. 2021 May 1
3 citations
Association of Clinical Assessments of Hand Function and Quantitative Ultrasound Metrics in First Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis
O. Kenechi Nwawka, Gwen Weinstock-Zlotnick, Bin Lin, Lydia M Ko> ;HSS Journal. 2020 Sep 29
4 citations
Optimal Choice of Ultrasound-Based Measurements for the Diagnosis of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow: A Meta-Analysis of 1961 Examinations
Arya Haj-Mirzaian, Nima Hafezi-Nejad, Filippo Del Grande, Yoshimi Endo, O. Kenechi Nwawka, Theodore T. Miller, John A. Carrino> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2020 Sep 22
2 citations
Short-term Results of Magnetic Resonance Imaging after Ankle Distraction Arthroplasty
Amgad M. Haleem, Sherif Galal, Ogonna K Nwawka, Angela Balagadde, Eugene W. Borst, Huong T. Do, Douglas N. Mintz, Austin T. Fragomen, S. Robert Rozbruch> ;Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction. 2020 Sep 1
10 citations
Imaging and treatment of phrenic nerve hourglass-like constrictions in neuralgic amyotrophy.
Karthik R. Krishnan, Scott W. Wolfe, Joseph H. Feinberg, Ogonna K Nwawka, Darryl B. Sneag> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2020 Aug 25
5 citations
Clinical tests for assessing the presence and quality of the palmaris longus tendon: diagnostic accuracy of examination compared with ultrasound.
Christine C. Johnson, Esther Zusstone, Theodore T. Miller, O. Kenechi Nwawka, Steve K. Lee, Scott W. Wolfe> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery, European Volume. 2020 Mar 1
23 citations
Fascicular constrictions above elbow typify anterior interosseous nerve syndrome.
Darryl B. Sneag, Zsuzsanna Arányi, Esther Zusstone, Joseph H. Feinberg, Sophie C. Queler, O. Kenechi Nwawka, Steve K. Lee, Scott W. Wolfe> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2020 Mar 1
Highlights of the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (AMSIG) 2019, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Gregory Cowderoy, Philip Lucas, Timothy Dickson, Bill Breidahl, Anthony Doyle, Avneesh Chhabra, David M. Panicek, Graeme Anderson, Fiona M McQueen, Katrina N. Glazebro...> ;Skeletal Radiology. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Ultrasound imaging of nerves in the neck: Correlation with MRI, EMG, and clinical findings.
Emily Casaletto, Bin Lin, Scott W. Wolfe, Steve K. Lee, Darryl B. Sneag, Joseph H. Feinberg, O. Kenechi Nwawka> ;Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2019 Oct 31
6 citations
Clinical Assessments of Hand Function in First Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Do Not Appear to Correlate with Radiographic Findings
Gwen Weinstock-Zlotnick, Bin Lin, O. Kenechi Nwawka> ;HSS Journal. 2019 Oct 1
1 citations
Sonographic appearance of flexor carpi radialis tenosynovitis associated with a neuritis of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve.
Christian Geannette, Susan Lee, Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2019 Aug 1
14 citations
Sonographic Findings Associated With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Lauren E. Wessel, Danielle C. Marshall, Jeffrey G. Stepan, Hayley A. Sacks, Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka, Theodore T. Miller, Duretti T. Fufa> ;The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2019 May 1
9 citations
Ultrasound imaging of brachial plexus trauma in gunshot injury.
O. Kenechi Nwawka, Emily Casaletto, Scott W. Wolfe, Joseph H. Feinberg> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2019 Jun 1
5 citations
Inflammatory arthritis in systemic sclerosis: What to do?
Rebecca B Blank, Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka, Anna A Yusov, Jessica K Gordon> ;Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. 2019 Feb 1
8 citations
Ultrasound Imaging of the Brachial Plexus and Nerves About the Neck.
O. Kenechi Nwawka> ;Ultrasound Quarterly. 2019 Jun 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, New York