ChukwumaTonnaApakamaMDFACS
General Surgery • Plano, TXBariatric Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Advanced Gastrointestinal, Minimally Invasive General and Bariatric Surgeon
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Office
7711 San Jacinto Pl
Ste 200
Plano, TX 75024Phone+1 214-440-1245Fax+1 214-440-1246
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic (Florida)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2016 - 2017
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2014 - 2015
Harlem Hospital CenterChief Residency, Surgery, 2013 - 2014- Harlem Hospital CenterResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
University of Lagos College of MedicineClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2014 - 2022
KS State Medical License 2016 - 2017- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsEpiploic appendagitis: a rare, often missed diagnosis.Chukwuma T. Apakama, Jorge L. Zelada Getty, Yana Stolyarov, Sarma Ponnapalli
The American Surgeon. 2011-05-01 - 29 citationsSynthetic versus Biologic Mesh in Single-Stage Repair of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects in a Contaminated FieldJad Chamieh, Wen Hui Tan, Ricardo J. Ramirez, Eden Nohra, Chukwuma Apakama
Surgical Infections. 2017-02-01 - 3 citationsBi-lobed perirectal epidermoid cyst: An unusual cause of hematochezia in a middle-aged womanAtolagbe Ao, Ogunleye O, Chukwuma T. Apakama
Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research. 2016-05-01
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