 Emeka Onyweu, MD His special interests include surgery of the breast, reconstruction, augmentation, breast lifts as well as body sculpturing using liposuction. He also has an interest in Keloid scars. He has done research on the effects of radiation on breast reconstruction using saline implants. The article was published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in March 2000.
EDUCATIONBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA,MD May 1990 Boston University College of liberal Arts, Boston, MA BA Biology (cum laude) May 1986 Federal Government High School, Warn, Nigeria September 1977 to May 1982 GRADUATE TRAININGResidency Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Georgetown University HospitalJuly 1996-June l998 Chief Resident General Surgery, July 1994-June 1995 Residency General Surgery, Howard University Hospital, July 1990-June 1994 CERTIFICATES1997 Advanced Laparoscopic1991 Advanced Trauma Life Support 1990 Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1984 Basic Life Support BOARD CERTIFICATION1997 American Board of Surgery1991 National Board of Medical Examiners PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS1996 Resident Member American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons1995 Associate Fellow American College Surgeons 1994 Member Candidate Group of American College of Surgeons 1990 National Medical Association 1990 Medico-Chirurgical Society 1987 American Medical Association 1986 Student National Medical Association MEDICAL LISCENSURE1994 District of Columbia1995 State of Maryland HONORS AND AWARDS1995- Chief Resident Award: Howard University Hospital1991- Chairman’s Award: Given to the outstanding intern within the department of surgery who exhibits superior clinical and academic skills 1984-1990 Commonwealth Scholar: Boston University 1984-1986 Recipient Modular Medical Integrated Curriculum Award: Boston University 1982- First Prize: Philip Howard Davis Memorial Essay Competition, Warn, Nigeria PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES1995-1996 Clinical Instructor Howard University Hospital Department of Surgery Resident Coordinator Providence Hospital1994-1995 Member Surgical Education Committee Howard University Hospital 1994 Member Howard University 1-Iospital Minority Free Breast and Cervical Canoe Screening Program 1990-1992 Speaker Representative to Area High School Medico-Chirurgical Society 1987-1990 Co-Organizer Huntington’s Chorea Annual Basketball Charity Program 1989-1990 Coordinator Student National Medical Association Aids Awareness Program 1989 Member Student National Medical Association Constitution Drafting Committee 1987-1989 Secretary Region VII Student National Medical Association 1986-1988 Tutor- Physiology, Chemistry, and Calculus; Boston University Martin Luther King Center 1987 Premedical Society Student Representative, Boston University FACULTY APPOINTMENTSTrauma Surgeon District of Columbia General Hospital 1995Clinical Instructor Howard University Hospital 1995 Clinical Instructor Georgetown University hospital 1998 Attending Providence Hospital 1995 Attending Greater South East Community Hospital 1995 Attending Washington Hospital Center 1998 Attending Prince Georges Hospital Center 1999 COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICES1997 Senior Resident Trennial Cleft Palate Team Centro Medico, La Romana, Dominican Republic1996-1998 Student Recruiter Boston University Alumni Association 1996-1998 Youth Program Coordinator Maryland Knights of Columbus 1993-1994 Member Minority Mentorship Program National Medical Association Editor! Co-founder Wazobia Magazine RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS"Circumferential Hemmorhoidectomy: A Modification of the Whitehead Procedure". Poster Presentations: 99111 Annual Conference of the National Medical Society; Orlando, Florida, July 1994"Selective Management of Penetrating Trauma to the Abdomen". Presented at Washington, D.( City-Wide Trauma Conference, [XC. General Hospital, September 1994. "Mortality and Risk Factors for Esophagectomy in an Urban Hospital". Presented Scientific Assembly 100th Annual Conference, National Medical Association; Atlanta, Georgia, July 1995 v "Treatment of Common Injuries to the Hand" Grand Rounds Howard University Hospital: Department of Surgery, March 1997 "Effect of Laparoscopic Training on Operative Morbidity in a Community Hospital" Poster Presentation 101" Annual Conference National Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 1996 "Reconstruction Using Saline filled Implants in the Irradiated Breast". Presentation at the Northeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons annual meeting, Newport, Rhode Island, November 1998. HOBBIESWriting, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, and Photography |
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