David Cifu is a Musculoskeletal physician affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University. OpenAlex indexes 357 publications with 11,936 citations (h-index 57); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingClinical trials
- Cranial-nerve Non-invasive Neuromodulation (CN-NINM) for Balance Deficits After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Full Trial)
Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
- Cranial-nerve Non-invasive Neuromodulation (CN-NINM) for Balance Deficits After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Pilot Trial)
Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO2T) for Post-Concussive Symptoms (PSC) After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
NIH funding
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2015–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- CTSA Postdoctoral T32 at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
FY2026$91,070T32TR006000 - VA-DoD Long-Term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium (LIMBIC)
Va Veterans Administration Hospital
FY2026I01CX002097 - Total Brain Diagnostics (TBD): Analyzing the Impact of Physiologic Measures on Symptom Burden and Function Outcomes after TBI
Va Veterans Administration Hospital
FY2026I01RX004908
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
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