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Okonjo Iweala’s Son Breaks Medical Record In USA

James Moses
Last updated: May 15, 2025 10:07 pm
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Dr. Uchechi Iweala, a distinguished Nigerian Surgeon from Ohuhu in Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State, has etched his name in medical history by performing the first-ever robotic spinal surgery in Maryland, United States of America.

Dr. Uchechi Okonjo-Iweala, son of a renowned economist and Director -General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, successfully conducted a navigated lumbar spinal fusion using advance robotic technology, the first in the history of mankind in the United States.

By this feat he has broken medical record in far away United States.

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James Moses is a 9News Nigeria news correspondent reporting from Jos, Plateau State. He is an experienced writer, journalist and blogger. He is passionate and flair for Politics, Sports and Entertainment reporting.
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