Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Vanessa C. Fazio Sumrok, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

Dr. Fazio-Sumrok is a clinical neuro- psychologist with the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program and assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Fazio-Sumrok joined the faculty in 2008 after completing a two-year post-doctoral fellowship with the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, and her clinical specialty is pediatric concussion. 

Education & Training

  • BA, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
  • MA, Suffolk University, Boston, MA
  • MA, Suffolk University, Boston, MA
  • PhD, Suffolk University, Boston, MA
  • Internship, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Fellowship, UPMC Concussion Program, Pittsburgh, PA

Research Interests

Pediatric Concussion, Sports Medicine Concussion Program Lab