Dr. Uchechi Iweala, son of the Director-General of the World
Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has broken a medical record in
Maryland, United States.
On Thursday, the WTO boss announced that her son was one of
the first spinal surgeons in Maryland to perform a successful navigated lumbar
spinal fusion using a robot.
The proud mother took to her Twitter account to share the
good news, as she congratulated and encouraged her son on his medical feat.
Sharing pictures from the operation, she wrote,
“Congratulations Dr. Uchechi Iweala, on being one of the first spinal surgeons
in Maryland to perform a successful navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a
robot! So proud to be your Mum! Keep it going!”
According to the Center for Advanced Orthopeadics, Dr.
Iweala is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in spine
surgery.
The doctor earned his Bachelor’s and Masters Degrees from
Harvard and completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at George
Washington University. Furthermore, Dr. Iweala completed a fellowship in spine
surgery at New York University.
He majors in Robotic Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine
Surgery, Cervical and Lumbar Disc Replacement, Spinal Fusion/Arthrodesis, Nerve
Releases, etc.
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