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Dr David Okonkwo MD, PhD

Hospital Affiliation : Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC Mercy
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System

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Board Certification

American Board of Neurological Surgery
 

Current Position

Professor
Executive Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Clinical Director, Brain Trauma Research Center

Medical Education

BA, Biology, University of Virginia, 1994
MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000
PhD, Anatomy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000
Fellowship, Neurosurgery, Auckland Public Hospital, 2005
Residency, Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, 2006
 

Awards & Honors

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 
American Association of Neurological Surgeons 
Congress of Neurological Surgeons 
National Neurotrauma Society 

Sub-Specialty Interest

Brain And Spine Trauma;
Scoliosis;
Spinal Deformity;
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery; Experimental Therapies For Brain And Spinal Cord Injuries.

BIOGRAPHY

David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD, is executive vice chair for clinical operations and is director of neurotrauma, director of scoliosis and spinal deformity at UPMC Presbyterian. He is also professor and clinical director of the Brain Trauma Research Center of the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Okonkwo completed his undergraduate work at the University of Virginia, where he received the University Academic Achievement Award and was named a Howard Hughes Undergraduate Biomedical Research Scholar. He completed his medical and doctoral education through the MD/PhD program of the Medical College of Virginia of Virginia Commonwealth University.

He joined the University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery in 2006 following completion of neurosurgical residency at the University of Virginia and a fellowship at Auckland Public Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. He has additional specialized training in scoliosis and other spinal deformities.

Dr. Okonkwo’s clinical interests are traumatic injuries to the brain and spine as well as scoliosis and spinal deformity. His research endeavors involve developing advanced neuroimaging modalities and novel therapeutic interventions for brain and spinal cord injury. Dr. Okonkwo is the principal investigator of a nationally funded clinical core to study the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury. He is also principal investigator of several ongoing clinical studies in neurotrauma in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Okonkwo has published more than 120 papers in refereed journals, authored numerous book chapters, and garnered several awards for his scientific research. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the National and International Neurotrauma Societies.

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