Dr Uchechi Iweala the Son of Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, set medical record in the United States.
In a record breaking event, Dr Uchechi Iweala becomes the first to perform a robotic spinal surgery in Maryland, USA.
The Abia born surgeon, who hails from Ohuhu in Umuahia North LGA, is the son Dr Okonjo Iweala whose mother is the Director General of World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
According to media reports, Dr Uchechi Iweala, successfully performed a navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a robot, the first in the history of mankind in the USA.
Dr. Iweala is the Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Adventist White Oak Medical Center and also has operating privileges at Adventist Shady Grove Medical Center, Holy Cross Germantown, Holy Cross Silver Spring, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, and Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital.
He specializes in
•Robotic / Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
◦Medical Advisory Board Member, OnPoint Surgical
•Cervical and Lumbar Disc Replacement
•Spinal Decompression and Microsurgery
•Spinal Fusion/Arthrodesis
•Spinal Injections (Regenerative and Steroid)
•Joint Injections (Regenerative and Steroid)
•Joint Replacements
•Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Releases
•Trigger Finger Releases
•Cyst Excisions
•Tendon Repairs
•Trauma and Fracture Care
