Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
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Division of Pediatric Surgery
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- Co-Director, Robotic Surgery Program
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Texas Children's Hospital
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital Wallace Tower (Clinic)
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6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Education
- Clinical Fellowship at ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï of Medicine
- Houston, TX
- Pediatric Surgery
- Residency at The Ohio State University
- Columbus, OH
- General Surgery
- Research Fellowship at Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Columbus, OH
- MSc from The Ohio State University
- Columbus, OH
- MD from Howard University College of Medicine
- Washington, DC
- BS from Tufts University
- Medford, MA
- Biology
Professional Interests
- Pediatric surgical oncology
- Pediatric injury prevention and outcomes
- Pediatric thoracic and abdominal minimally invasive surgery
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Endocrine disease
Professional Statement
Dr. Ekene Onwuka is committed to providing excellent and compassionate care to neonatal and pediatric patients with diseases and conditions that require surgery. In addition to performing general neonatal and pediatric surgery, he is a member of the surgical oncology team at Texas Children's and is actively involved in caring for patients with sarcomas (rhabdomyosarcoma, non rhabdo-soft tissue sarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors and synovial cell sarcoma), renal tumors, neuroblastoma, thoracic tumors, liver cancer and other rare gastrointestinal malignancies. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University prior to earning his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine and completing adult general surgery training at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. During his residency training, Dr. Onwuka performed three years of basic science research in tissue engineering while also participating in various clinical research projects and obtaining a Master of Science degree in Medical Science. After residency, Dr. Onwuka completed specialty training in Pediatric Surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital, one of the busiest programs in the nation and one of the largest for the treatment of pediatric cancer.
Websites
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Fellow
- American College of Surgeons Resident and Associate Society
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- Association for Academic Surgeons
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
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