Onyeka Nwankwo, MD
Infectious Diseases, Travel Medicine
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Onyeka Nwankwo, MD

Infectious Diseases, Travel Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine
Headshot of Onyeka Nwankwo, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chairperson, Infection Prevention Committee, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Hospital Epidemiologist, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

My education and training

  • Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineMedical School
  • University of Michigan HealthResidency
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFellowship

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

240 reviews

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Anonymous
September 2026
He is just one of a kind very patient with you and doesn't take your concerns lightly and he takes his time to ask how are you and what can he do to help
Anonymous
September 2026
Great physician explaining very clearly and listening to my concerns
Anonymous
September 2026
Very knowledgeable, amiable. Answered all questions. Not rushed
Anonymous
August 2026
always a great and insightful experience

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Nwankwo is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Vahdatpour CA, De Young S, Jaber JF, Ayyoub J, Sommers T, Wen C, Lim T, Owoyema O, Davin K, Kinniry P, Nwankwo O, Austin A,. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of covid-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (Ards) survivors in early pandemic: a single healthcare system retrospective study. , Cureus, 14(7): 2022,e26801


Chundi V, Eichholz A, Nwankwo O, Kinlaw A, Kufel W, Medlin T, Fletcher L, Marx A, Farel C. Adverse Drug Reactions Among Patients Enrolled in an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program 2015–2016 at UNC Medical Center. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2017 , Poster presented at: IDweek 2017: 2017


Nwankwo, O., Eichholz, A., Chundi, V., Kinlaw, A., Medlin, T., Fletcher, L., … Marx, A Characterization of Readmissions Among Patients Enrolled in an Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program Over a 2-Year Period at UNC Medical , Presented at IDweek: 2017


1. Nwankwo, O., Weber, D., Dibiase, L., Sickbert-Bennett, E., Rutala, W Secondary Bloodstream Infections; Pathogens and Site of Primary Infection , Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of American Spring Conference: 2016


2. Nwankwo, O., Flannery, E., Chang, S., Watts, B., Stiefel, U. (2009, September). Impact Of Active Surveillance and Interventions to Decrease Central Line Associated (CLA) Bloodstream Infections (BSI) on Rates of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)BSI at a VA Medical Center , Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy: 2009


Nwankwo, O., Chiang, S., Fagen, K., Khatri, S. (2008, January). Association Between Local Steel Mill Activity, Ambient Particulate Pollution and Adult Cardiac Emergency Room Admissions , Lepow Medical Student Research Symposium: 2008