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Nneka Ifejika, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, New Orleans, LA

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Physical Medicine/Rehab • New Orleans, LA

Neurorehabilitation, Clinical Informatics, Brain Injury Medicine

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

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    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
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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 System
    ‘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 Women
    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

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