Univ. Cincinnati Director of Neurotrauma, Board Certified Neurosurgeon, Translational Researcher

Cincinnati, OH
Joined August 2018
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What does a learning health system mean for patients with a traumatic brain injury? It means patients and families help define what meaningful recovery looks like, from goals tied to function and quality of life to the changes that shape the care process itself.
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
Pub. Alert: New Article by @FaithVBest , @JedHartings, @SurgeonScience, and collaborators in @J_Neurotrauma. Behavioral and Cognitive Consequences of Spreading Depolarizations: A Translational Scoping Review @UCResearch @UCincyMedicine liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/n…
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
Thank you Sophysa for supporting #Neurotrauma research @AANSCNStrauma Sophysa research grant coming soon
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Thanks again to Dr. Ellen Air, M.D., Ph.D. @nsurgchick , Chair @HenryFordNeuro, for joining us as the inaugural Mayfield & Ong Distinguished Visiting Scholar. We love when one of our own comes back to town. @HenryFordHealth
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They’re #1 in our world, but so proud of Drs. Laura Ngwenya #7 @SurgeonScience and Smruti Patel #22 @SmrutiPatelMD for being named most influential female neurosurgeons on this platform 🙌🏻 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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ASBN/SNMA #Nsgy Interest Group presents Neuro Mentoring Matters Large Group Seminar: Intro into #Neurosurgical Subspecialties, Sept 2nd! See Flyer for Registration Details! #medtwitter #mentorship
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“The focus is on patients with traumatic brain injuries requiring surgery. Laura Ngwenya, MD, Ph.D., is the neurosurgical director of the study and oversees the implantation of an electrode strip to monitor the patients.” wvxu.org/podcast/focus-on-te…
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Tonight’s opening events were a hit. Everyone enjoyed @DGlaucomflecken #AANS2023
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Our latest Commission on traumatic brain injury highlights the key areas for future research #TBI thelancet.com/journals/laneu…
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Andrew et al: Questioning Glutamate Excitotoxicity in Acute Brain Damage: The Importance of Spreading Depolarization Link: rpst.page.link/BEbv @neurocritical #NeuroCritCare
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
We’re so lucky to call these ladies our residents this National Women Physicians Day! It’s all in honor of the birthday of Cincinnatian Elizabeth Blackwell who was the first woman to receive a medical degree.
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Thank you Dr. E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery Chairman of Harvard Medical School for being our visiting professor this week. – at Cincinnati, OH
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
November 7, 1950 — Dr. Alexa Canady turns 70 today. She is noted as the 1st African American woman to become a neurosurgeon (1981).
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
check out our paper re Neurotrauma / Telemedicine in the context of EMTALA in this months @TheJNS Focus on Medicolegal issues in neurosurgery! Shout out to @SurgeonScience, @xtinagerges, Dr. Cheng, Dr. Parr, and the residents @UCNeurosurgery thejns.org/focus/view/journa…
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
If you missed Dr. Ngwenya's talk today, here is the link to the YouTube recording. youtu.be/fb9aliXV9jc I highly recommend this video to learn some important bench-bedside-bench approaches to manage and treat TBI. @SurgeonScience
Dr. Laura Ngwenya, will be the Current Topics in TBI speaker this Wednesday. Join us as @SurgeonScience tells us about Spreading Depolarizations in TBI. 👇 Oct 7 @ 3pm EST / 12PM PDT Webinar link: bit.ly/TBIzoom Meeting ID: 771734358 PW: TBI
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
Former @NFL player @MyronRolle is now fighting on the frontlines of #COVID19 as a #neurosurgery resident at @MassGeneral. Read his unique perspective: bit.ly/2X08WsX @FSUFootball @floridastate @FSUCoM @NFL @Titans @Seminoles @Noles247 #Pandemic #Coronavirus
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Laura Ngwenya MD, PhD retweeted
Happy Mater’s Day to all mothers out there! There is a reason we call the protective layer over the brain a ‘tough mother’ (dura mater)! Thank you for all you do. On theme, here is a #historicalvignette from #JNS in 1993 re early #duramater studies thejns.org/view/journals/j-n…
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Results of three patients in first-in-human phase 1 study of stem cell transplant for stroke in May Operative Neurosurgery. Very exciting stuff. academic.oup.com/ons/article… @NeurosurgeryCNS
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