INNOCENT ONYEKACHI IWEGBU

Calm Maxillofacial Surgeon, a team player possessing excellent hand-eye coordination and warm demeanor. Offering 16-year background diagnosing patients and treating various diseases, injuries and malformations of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaw. Polished in extracting impacted and damaged teeth, removing abnormal growths on facial regions and performing cleft repair procedures. Detailed and attentive professional committed to providing comfortable experience for all patients.

• Nigerian Dental Association, Nigerian Medical Association, Nigerian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial surgeons and Medical & Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria.

1. Adeyemo, Wasiu Lanre & Iwegbu, Innocent & Bello, Seidu & Okoturo, Eyituoyo & Olaitan, Ademola & Ladeinde, Akinola & Ogunlewe, Mobolanle & Adepoju, Adegbenga & Taiwo, Abdurrazaq. (2008). Management of Mandibular Fractures in a Developing Country: A Review of 314 Cases from Two Urban Centers in Nigeria. World journal of surgery. 32. 2631-5. 10.1007/s00268-008-9773-8.

2. Oginni, F. & Stoelinga, Paul & Ajike, Sunday & Obuekwe, Ozoemene & Adeyemo, Wasiu Lanre & Fasola, O. & Adebola, A.R & Aluko-Olokun, Bayo & Adesina, Oluwafemi & Akinbami, Babatunde & Iwegbu, Innocent & Adebiyi, Kehinde. (2011). A year prospective study on the epidemiology and clinical presentation of odontogenic tumors in Nigeria. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - INT J ORAL MAXILLOFAC SURG. 40. 1075-1075. 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.07.167.

3. Chukwuonye, Innocent & Nnoli, Martin & Oviasu, Efosa & Chuku, Abali & Iwegbu, Innocent & Nwabuko, Ogbonna & Isa, Samson. (2013). An Unusual Oral Lesion in a Uraemic Chronic Kidney Disease Patient. Pioneer Medical Journal. 3.

4. Oginni, Fadekemi & Stoelinga, Paul & Ajike, Sunday & Obuekwe, Ozoemene & Aluko-Olokun, Bayo & Adebola, A.R & Adeyemo, Wasiu Lanre & Fasola, O. & Adesina, Oluwafemi & Akinbami, Babatunde & Iwegbu, Innocent & Ogunmuyiwa, Stella & Obimakinde, Obitade & Uguru, Chibuzo. (2015). A prospective epidemiological study on odontogenic tumours in a black African population, with emphasis on the relative frequency of ameloblastoma. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 44.10.1016/j.ijom.2015.03.018.

5. John, Raphael & Chikezie, John & Iwegbu, Innocent & Nwabuko, Ogbonna (2021). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PALLIATIVE CARE OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: SWOT ANALYSIS AND RISK MANAGEMENT. 12. 42097-42106.

1. Chairman: Anti-Corruption & Transparency Unit (ACTU),

                       Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria

                       (From 2022 to date)

2. Chairman: Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC)

                       Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria

                       (From 2011 to date) 

3. Coordinating surgeon: FMC-Umuahia/Smiletrain Free Cleft lip & palate Surgeries

                                            Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria

                                            (From 2011 to date)

4. Head of Department: Dentistry/OMFS Department

                                          Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria

                                          (From 2009 to date)

1. Dr Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye

Department of Internal Medicine

Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia,

Abia State, Nigeria

Email; chukwuonye4@yahoo.com

2. Prof. Godwin T. Arotiba

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery,

Lagos University Teaching Hospital,

Idi-Araba, Lagos,

Nigeria

Email; gtarotiba@gmail.com

3. Prof. Kurt-W. Butow

Dental & Oral Surgery Department,

Pretoria Academic Hospital,

Pretoria,

Republic of South Africa

Email; kurt.butow@up.ac.za

Married with six children.

I love gardening and listening to good music ranging from gospel, classical and traditional genres for relaxation