NnekaLIfejikaMDMPH

Physical Medicine/Rehab • New Orleans, LA

Neurorehabilitation, Clinical Informatics, Brain Injury Medicine

Chief Scientific Officer

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Office
1401A Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone+1 504-842-3314

Summary

Dr. Nneka Ifejika is a physiatrist affiliated with Ochsner Health and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. She specializes in stroke and neurorehabilitation and is experienced in cerebral aneurysm, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, brain tumors and spasticity.

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004 - 2007
St Agnes HealthCareResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2003
University of North CarolinaMPH, Health Policy and Administration , UNC HPAA Outstanding MPH Award, 2001 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
LA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award - United States American Heart Association International Stroke Conference, 2023-2024
Advisory Committee - Rehab & Recovery Subcommittee American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, 2022-2024
Texas Super Doctors 2018-2024
Distinguished Researcher - President's Research Council UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2023
C-CHANGE Fellow Brandeis University / NIH Common Fund, 2022
Top Doctors H Texas, 2014, 2019, 2021
Editorial Board Stroke
Assistant Editor Stroke
Early Career Academician Award Association of Academic Physiatrists, 2019
Leadership Emerging in Academic Departments (LEAD) Scholar UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2019
Health Impact Award - Using Machine Learning to Improve Post-Acute Rehabilitation Process Flow UT Southwestern U-HACK MED, 2019
Congressional Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Community Honorable Al Green (D-TX, Ninth District), 2016, 2018
Top Doctor - Rehabilitation & Neurology H Texas Magazine, 2016, 2018
Super Doctor Rising Star SuperDoctors Texas, 2017
Distinguished Lecturer Sam Houston State University, 2017
Fellow, Stroke Council American Heart Association
Advisory Board National Conference on Health Disparities
Program to Increase Diversity in Cardiovascular Health Related Research (PRIDE-CVD) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute/NIH, 2015-2016
Leadership Fellow American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2013-2015
Best Doctors Houstonia, 2014
Butler-Williams Scholar National Institute on Aging/NIH, 2012
Teaching Excellence Award University of Texas Medical School, Houston, 2011
Best Neurological Rehabilitation Research American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Swipe Out Stroke (SOS): Feasibility of Using a Consumer Based Electronic Application to Improve Compliance With Weight Loss in Obese Minority Stroke Patients Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Rehab MATRIX: Impact of a Nursing-Led Acuity Algorithm on Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

164 citations
2023 Guideline for the Management of Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Brian L Hoh, Nerissa U Ko, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, Sherry H-Y Chou, Salvador Cruz-Flores
Stroke. 2023-07-01
19 citations
Use of a Smartphone-Based Mobile App for Weight Management in Obese Minority Stroke Survivors: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial With Open Blinded End Point
Nneka L. Ifejika, Minal Bhadane, Chunyan C. Cai, Elizabeth A. Noser, James C. Grotta
JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth. 2020-04-22
6 citations
National Trends in Transfer of Patients with Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage: An Analysis of 12-Year Nationwide Data.
Abdulaziz T. Bako, Arvind B Bambhroliya, Jennifer Meeks, Alan Pan, Thomas Potter
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2021-12-01

Journal Articles

NOHAS: A Novel Orthotic Hand Actuated by Servo Motors and Mobile App for Stroke Rehabilitation
Ebenezer Raj Selvaraj Mercyshalinie; Akash Ghadge; Nneka Ifejika; Yonas Tadesse, Robotics, 12/8/2023

Authored Content

Neurorehabilitation in the Neuro ICU. Practice of Neurocritical Care, 2nd editionNovember 2021
Stroke Rehabilitation. Ischemic Stroke: Diagnosis and Treatment.September 2018

Press Mentions

‘I Prayed for a Bed’: The Fight for My Father in the US Healthcare SystemJune 18th, 2024
Black and Hispanic Women Have Higher Risk of Severe Stroke Than White WomenMarch 23rd, 2021

Grant Support

Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related ResearchNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH2010–2012

Committees

Director, Stroke Outcomes & Continuum of Care Research (SOCCR) Lab 2018 - Present
Chair, Stroke Continuum of Care 2019 - 2023
Chair, Stroke Rehabilitation Service Line 2018 - 2020
Chair, Neurorehabilitation CSC Committee 2012 - 2018
Chair, Committee on Diversity 2010 - 2018

Research History

Principal InvestigatorTransitions of Care after Stroke Texas Health Resources Clinical Scholar - UT Southwestern2018 - 2024
Principal InvestigatorA Statewide Program to Improve Stroke Care in Texas - Tenecteplase (ASSIST-TNK) / Lone Star Stroke Research Consortium2022 - 2023
Principal InvestigatorSwipe out Stroke ( SoS) UT CCTS Career Development Award Scholar - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences/NIH2014 - 2017
Co-InvestigatorRehab BASIC - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH2014 - 2016

Professional Memberships

External Links

ET online interview - Bruce Willis Aphasia Diagnosishttps://www.etonline.com/bruce-willis-daughter-scout-reacts-to-outpouring-of-love-after-his-aphasia-diagnosis-181799