Surgeon behind Nigeria’s first tele-robotic operation profiled
Professor Obi Davies-Ekwenna, a urology and transplant surgery specialist, led the team that carried out Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery. The surgeon is also described as the head of Robo Medics and founder and chief executive of RoboMed Global Inc., with experience in robotic surgical programmes in Nigeria and West Africa.
Professor Obi Davies-Ekwenna led the team that performed Nigeria’s first tele-robotic surgery, according to Punch Nigeria. Davies-Ekwenna is a professor of urology and transplant surgery. He is also the managing director of Robo Medics and the founder and chief executive officer of RoboMed Global Inc.
The report says he has been involved in pioneering robotic surgical programmes in Nigeria and West Africa. His work has included efforts connected with the development of robotic surgery in the region. The operation made him the surgeon identified with Nigeria’s first tele-robotic procedure.
The available material does not provide details about the patient, the operation itself, the location, the technology used or the outcome. Tele-robotic surgery involves a surgeon operating remotely through a robotic system, but the supplied report does not give further technical information about the procedure led by Davies-Ekwenna. It instead focuses on his professional background and his role in the landmark operation.
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