Meet Nigerian pastor Idachama, first robotic surgery patient at Ogun hospital
Pastor Alexander Idachama has become the first patient to undergo robotic-assisted surgery at Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital in Ogun State. Read More: https://punchng.com/meet-nigerian-pastor-idachama-first-robotic-surgery-patient-at-ogun-hospital/
Pastor Alexander Idachama made history as the first patient to undergo robotic-assisted surgery at Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital in Ogun State, Nigeria. The groundbreaking procedure, conducted in partnership with US-based RoboMed Global Inc., involved a radical prostatectomy and was facilitated by a surgical robotics system.
Co-founder of RoboMed Global, Prof. Obi Ekwenna-Davis, along with local physicians including Dr Ifeanyi, led the surgical team. The hospital also performed what was dubbed West Africa's first 500km telerobotic surgery, where surgeons remotely operated on a patient with a kidney tumour in Abuja. Idachama, a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and a researcher specializing in electronics, was introduced to the hospital by its CEO, Dr Adedamola Dada.
He expressed satisfaction with the world-class robotic system used and the reduced pain and quicker recovery compared to traditional surgery.
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