OKORO JOSHUA CHUKWUEMEKA

** ***** ****** ****** ******, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Email: admxf4@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: +234**********.

OBJECTIVES

Versatile and qualified Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck (ENT, H&N) surgeon with high efficiency and passion for delivering effective patient centered care. Hands on experience in promptly responding to ENT and other clinical emergencies and leading the resuscitation team in undertaking emergency investigations and procedures in accordance with the hospital policies and best practices. Compassionate and proactively dedicated to catering for patient’s individualized needs while applying the patient centered approach.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Marital Status: Married

Date of birth: 04 Dec. 1982

Sex: Male

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Educational Institutions Attended With Dates

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State. March 2012 till date.

University Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. March 2002- December2008

Government Secondary School Afikpo, Ebonyi State. September 1994- June 2000

Igwebuike Primary School Obeagu Isu, Ebonyi State. September 1989- June 1994

Academic and Professional Qualifications with Dates

Part 1 Fellowship of the West African College Of surgeons (Faculty of Otorhinolaryngology) Oct 2015

4th Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Course by National Postgraduate Medical College Of Nigeria June 2013.

Introduction to Basic Surgical Skills Course of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons of England. February 2015

10th Health Management and Ethics Course of West African College of Surgeons. January 2017

29th Manuscript Writing Workshop of the West African College of Surgeons. June 2019

5th Research Methodology Course of West African College of Surgeons in collaboration with Association for Academic Surgery. June 2019

Primaries of National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Faculty of Oto-Rhinolaryngology. March 2012

Basic Life support (BLS) for Healthcare providers by American Heart Association. May 2010

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of surgery (M.B.B.S). December 2008.

West African Senior School Certificate. December 2001.

First School Leaving Certificate. June 1994.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1.Senior Registrar ENT, Head and Neck Surgery department, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto. October 2015 till date. In this position, I have performed several emergency and elective surgical procedures including the following enumerated vide infra.

Emergency and elective tracheostomies

Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopies

Rigid nasopharyngoscopies

Rigid laryngoscopies

Rigid Oesophagoscopies

Rigid bronchoscopies

Medial maxillectomies

Adenoidectomies

Tonsillectomies

Adenotonsillectomies

Thyroidectomies

Cortical mastoidectomies

Foreign body removal from the ear, nose, oral cavity/ oropharynx, larynx, oesophagus and main bronchi.

Biopsies from the nose, nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx and oesophagus.

Anterior and posterior nasal packing for epistaxis

Training of Junior resident doctors through directly observed procedural skills and and clinical examinations.

Organizing clinical presentations and bedside teachings for resident doctors.

Active participation in individual and group research work.

As Chief resident, coordination of all resident doctors’ activities in the department.

Management of patients in the ENT outpatient and in patient units with appropriate referrals and consultations with other specialties.

2.Junior Registrar ENT department UDUTH March 2012-Oct 2015

Rotation through various surgical subspecialties and surgical emergency unit for periods between 8 weeks- 12weeks under direct supervision of consultants.

Performance of minor ENT procedures including removal of foreign bodies in the ear, nose and throat.

Ear syringing for ear wax and some aural foreign bodies.

Management of otologic diseases including acute suppurative otitis media,chronic suppurative otitis media, acute otitis externa and malignant otitis externa.

Incision and drainage for subperiosteal abscess complicating chronic suppurative otitis media.

Management of epistaxis including anterior and posterior nasal packing.

Management of acute and chronic rhinosinusitis.

Management of tonsillitis, pharyngitis and pharyngotonsillits

Management of laryngitis

Flexible nasopharyngo-laryngoscopy

Adenoidectomy

Tonsillectomy

Tracheostomy

Participation in major surgical procedures

Clerking and presentations both at the bedside and also ground rounds.

Topical presentations during ground rounds.

Organizing tutorials and clerkship for medical students

3.National Youth Service Corp/Medical Officer Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda Sept 2010-March 2012

Management of common Medical, Surgical and Paediatric cases including emergencies.

Resposible for Supervision of Outpatient Clinic

Issuing of Medical certificates and referrals

Conducting Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasonographic Scans.

4.Intenship/House Officer,BMSH,PortHarcourt July 2009- July 2010

Three months rotation each through

Medicine

Surgery

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Paediatrics

COMMUNITY SERVICE/ SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

Free Medical outreaches to numerous rural communities in Rivers State, Zamfara State and Sokoto States.

EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

*Singing, *Listening to music, *Lawn tennis *Badminton *Swimming*Fishing*Bird watching.

PUBLICATIONS

Peritonsillar abscess: Pattern and treatment intervention in a tertiary health institution in Sokoto metropolis.

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: management challenges in a tertiary health institution in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria.

Endoscopic Video Laryngoscopy: Preliminary reports of 16 cases, diagnostic and therapeutic value in laryngeal pathologies.

Live insect in the ear, a case report.

REFEREES

On request.

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