Okechukwu E. Nwoko, MD

Dr. Okechukwu Nwoko was born in Queens, NY. He is a fellowship trained hand and upper extremity surgeon with interests in fractures, joint and ligament reconstructions, as well as nerve injuries of the upper extremity. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at Temple University School of Medicine. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Baylor College of Medicine and a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery from Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Nwoko has presented research on annular ligament reconstruction of the elbow, surgical treatments of the upper extremities in children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and shoulder function in birth brachial plexopathy. He has also presented locally on the management of forearm injuries as well as rheumatoid arthritis of the hand. He has special interests in fractures, joint and ligament reconstructions, as well as nerve injures of the upper extremity.
In his spare time Dr. Nwoko enjoys soccer, bicycling, and hiking.
EDUCATION
- Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts in Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Medical School: Doctorate of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Fellowship: Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand

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