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Office
1400 S Coulter St
Amarillo, TX 79106Phone+1 806-414-9558Fax+1 806-354-5693
Summary
- Dr Izi Obokhare is a Board Certified General Surgeon with fellowship training specializing in Colorectal Surgery, advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery in Amarillo Texas. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed a general surgery residency at the University Hospitals of Cleveland – Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland OH. Recently he finished a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery Research at the Ochsner clinic in New Orleans where he obtained additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant diseases of colon, rectum, and anus. He has a special interest in state-of-the-art minimally invasive techniques and approaches to anorectal diseases such as transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS), laparoscopic colectomy, and single site surgery.
Dr Obokhare is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. In addition to the numerous leadership, academic and scholarship awards he has received, Dr Obokhare has presented his research at several scientific meetings. His research manuscripts have been published in peer reviewed medical journals.
He lives in Texas with his wife Dr Joy Obokhare an ENT and Facial Plastics surgeon and his two lovely children.
He is currently accepting new patients with most insurance plans.
Education & Training
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2011 - 2012
- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2011
- Howard University College of MedicineClass of 2006
- Howard Univ Hosp2004
- Howard University HospitalFellowship, Dow- Callender Surgical, 2003
- Worcester State College WSCB.S, Chemistry and Natural Science, 2002
- Worcester State UniversityB.S., Major in Chemistry and Natural Science, Minor in Biology and Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2011 - 2017
- OH State Medical License 2006 - 2011
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow International college of Surgeons, 2014
- Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2014
- Distinguished Consultant in General Surgery National Institute of Medicine, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Unique presentation of perforated gallbladder and gangrene in third trimester pregnancy: management and other considerations.Anna Farooqi, Jean Dai, Delaney Sauers, Izi Obokhare
BMJ Case Reports. 2024-12-11 - 1 citationsRecurrent Ogilvie Syndrome as a Possible Manifestation of Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) Requiring Surgical Management: A Case Report.Jean Dai, Izi Obokhare
Cureus. 2024-04-01 - Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Related to NSAID Use in a Patient with Ileorectal Anastomosis.Esere Nesiama, Letisha Mirembe, Kierra Weber, Sruthy Isaac, Deborah Trammell
Case Reports in Surgery. 2024-01-01
Journal Articles
- Inflammatory Markers as Predictors of hospital Stay and Unplanned Readmission after Colorectal SurgeryDavid M. Krpata. Deborah S. Kelle, Hoda Samia, Justin Lawrence, Izi Obokhare, Eric Marderstein, Karen M. Brady, Conor P. Delaney, Polish Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2013
- Fundic Gland Polyps Image of the MonthIzi Obokhare MD, Sharon Santoso BS, Carolyn Coughlan BA, Jeffery Ponsky MD, FACS, Arch Surg, 1/1/2012
- Teratomas in infants and childrenEdward M. Barksdale Jr; Izi Obokhare, MD, Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 1/1/2009
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Abstracts/Posters
- Comparing the Outcomes of Basilic Vein Transposition Arteriovenous Fistulas and Non-autogenous Arteriovenous Grafts in a minority populationIzi D. Obokhare. Kepher H. Makambi, PhD, David Rose, M.D., Howard University Hospital, 1/1/2004
- Kidney Transplant Complicated by Reactivated SLE, Antiphospholipid Antibody, Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis and Dormant Large Cell LymphomaLalla Michael J, Kabiawu Oluyomi E, Obokhare Iziokhai D, Tolson Patricia RN, Taddesse-Heath Lekidelu MD. Dillard Martin G. MD, Callender Clive O. MD., 1/1/2003
- Interstitial Laser Coagulation (ILC) in the Management of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy: An Outcomes Analysis and the effects on PSAChiledum Ahaghotu, MD., Izi Obokhare, Felix Oben, MD., Renee Wright, MD., Pamela Carter-Nolan, PhD., 1/1/2003
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Lectures
- A Bizarre case of bowel obstruction in a pediatric patient1/22/2011
- An unusual case of Gastrointestinal bleed1/4/2011
- Colonic Obstruction1/1/2011
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Press Mentions
- Clinics in Colon and Rectal SurgeryMarch 23rd, 2012
- Functional Bowel DiseaseNovember 25th, 2020
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