Dr. Uchechi Iweala, son of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has achieved an unsurpassed medical record in Maryland, United States.
Gatekeepers News reports that Okonjo-Iweala took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that her son was one of the first spinal surgeons to perform a successful navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a robot.
The WTO boss through her verified account shared 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. FurtDrmore, 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, and others.
