David O. Okonkwo

Dr. Okonkwo 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’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. He is also PI and Clinical Core Leader and Study Site Leader for TRACK-TBI the NINDS-funded, multicenter Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Brain Injury study.