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Office
125 Paterson St
Ste 4100
New Brunswick, NJ 08901Phone+1 732-235-7766Fax+1 732-235-2964
Summary
- Dr. Lois (Nwakanma) Sakorafas, MD is a general surgeon in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey, North Dakota, and Texas. She is affiliated with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2005 - 2007
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2005
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at LubbockResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2003
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceInternship, Transitional Year, 2000 - 2001
- IM Sechenov Moscow Medical AcademyClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
- FL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
- ND State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- IN State Medical License 2023 - 2023
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cecal Volvulus Resulting in Closed Loop Obstruction with Concomitant Gastric Perforation: A Unique Complication of the Lap-Band.Monica Chow, Lois Sakorafas, Christopher A. Butts, Cherry Song, Jennifer To
The American Surgeon. 2019-12-01 - 3 citationsDelayed presentation of traumatic right-sided diaphragmatic hernia after abdominoplasty.Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Lois U. Sakorafas
Case Reports in Surgery. 2014-05-08 - 3 citationsDoes prehospital prolonged extrication (entrapment) place trauma patients at higher risk for venous thromboembolismFrederick B. Rogers, Sally J. Hammaker, Jo Ann Miller, John C. Lee, Roxanne Chandler
American Journal of Surgery. 2011-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Member