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

About me

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

Education and training

  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Michigan Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of North Carolina Hospitals

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

197 reviews

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October 2025
dr. nwankwo is a rare breed. personable and knowledgeable you and definitely can tell he cares about this work.
October 2025
he's a great doctor, i wish i could make him our family doctor
October 2025
he was informative & understanding of my concerns.
October 2025
extremely professional and personable

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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