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Office
191 Ocean Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11225Phone+1 718-287-0505Fax+1 718-287-0462
Summary
- Dr. Chukuma Okadigwe, MD is a general surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in New York and New Jersey.
Education & Training
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1976- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1974 - 1975
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1969 - 1974
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 1968
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1974 - 2024
NJ State Medical License Active through 1991- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsAn intrathoracic wandering spleen in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and diaphragmatic hernia.Rita S. Ratani, David C. Yang, Jim Kalani, H T Winer-Muram, Chukuma Okadigwe
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2000-09-01 - 3 citationsHypothermic lung preservation functions, six or more years later.Antonio A. Garzon, Stanley Goldstein, Chukuma I. Okadigwe, Norman B. Paley, Stanley Minkowitz
Annals of Surgery. 1977-12-01 - 2 citationsLung autografts: long term functions.Antonio A. Garzon, Goldstein S, Chukuma I. Okadigwe, Norman B. Paley, S. Minkowitz
Annals of Surgery. 1974-02-01
Professional Memberships
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