Dr. Laura Ngwenya

Univeristy of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Dr. Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD is the Director of the Neurotrauma Center at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Ngwenya is a neurosurgeon scientist with a clinical and research focus on traumatic brain injury (TBI). Dr. Ngwenya participates in national and international initiatives to improve TBI patient care such as Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in TBI (TRACK-TBI), Co-Operative Studies on Brain Injury Depolarizations (COSBID), and the International Initiative for TBI Research (InTBIR-2). Dr. Ngwenya is involved in clinical trials research, comparative effectiveness research, and basic science research. Her NIH-funded neurotrauma laboratory explores cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying poor recovery after TBI, with a focus on spreading depolarizations. Dr. Ngwenya’s clinical and research efforts focus on identifying novel therapeutic targets, improving patient management strategies, and improving the quality of life for patients with traumatic brain injury.