Dr. Ogu relocated to Texas with his family after obtaining his medical degree from the University of Lagos, as both a Federal Government and Shell Petroleum academic merit scholar. He received board certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, after he completed a very competitive and rigorous three-year fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at one of the busiest programs in the nation – Indiana University School of Medicine, where he received advanced training in cutting-edge aesthetic and reconstructive surgery techniques. This was preceded by board certification in General Surgery after completion of a General Surgery residency at Easton Hospital – Drexel University College of Medicine in Pennsylvania, where he served as Chief Resident.

Dr. Ogu was the recipient of numerous honors throughout the course of his training including awards for the Best In-service Training Exam Score (99 percentile), Most Outstanding Resident Award (given to the best all-round resident) and Resident Teacher of the Year (chosen by medical students for excellence in teaching), to mention a few. He has presented original papers at both regional and national meetings, including at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He is also well published in reputable medical journals, including Plastic Surgery and Modern Techniques, American Surgeon, Oxford Academic Journal and Drexel Medical Journal.

Dr. Ogu is well liked by his patients for his warm and caring personality, as well as his attention to detail. He is committed to helping patients achieve their unique desired results and become the best version of themselves, through both surgical and non-surgical techniques. He is also passionate about charity work and has had extensive volunteer experience, providing medically disadvantaged communities with free pediatric, burn and breast reconstructive surgery, on mission trips to El Salvador and Nigeria. In his free time, he enjoys mentoring the youth in the community, fitness, soccer and spending time with his beautiful family.

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Uchechukwu Stanley Ogu, MD:

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Chief Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery:

Indiana University School of Medicine                2017 - 2018

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery:

Indiana University School of Medicine                2015 - 2017

Chief Resident in General Surgery:

Easton Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine                2014 - 2015

Resident in General Surgery:

Easton Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine    2009 - 2014

Doctor of Medicine:

College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria    2002 - 2007

Pre-Medicine:

University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria    2000 - 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS Certificate #09609): Passed Written board examination on October 15, 2018 and Oral board examination on November 16, 2019 (First attempts).

American Board of Surgery (ABS Certificate #060624): Passed Qualifying (written) board examination on August 13, 2015 and Certifying (oral) board examination on October 25, 2015 (First attempts).

Educational Committee for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG #07233455): Passed USMLE Step 1 (December 19, 2007), Step 2CS (April 24, 2008), Step 2CK (June 16, 2008), Step 3 (April 16, 2009)

Indiana University Basic and Advanced Microsurgery Course  2015 - 2017

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)  2010 - date

Basic Life Support (BLS)  2009 - date

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)  2009 - date

Fundamentals of Critical Care (FCC)  2009 - date

LICENSURE

Texas State Medical License (R6643 – active)  2018 - date

Indiana State Medical License (11018186A – inactive)  2015 - 2018

Pennsylvania State Medical License (MD454497 - inactive)  2015 - 2016

Pennsylvania State Medical License(MT194444 - inactive)  2009 – 2015

HONORS AND AWARDS:

ASERF Resident Travel Scholarship to The Aesthetic Meeting     2018

Award for achieving over 90% on annual in-service exam – Indiana University    2018

Resident Teacher of the Year  – Easton Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine         2015

Resident Teacher of the Year – Easton Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine        2014

Golden Apple Teaching Award Finalist, Drexel University College of Medicine     2013 - 2015

Winner, American College of Surgeons Keystone Jeopardy Competition        2013

Winner, American College of Surgeons Keystone Jeopardy Competition        2012

Best American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE) Score (99th percentile)     2012

Most Outstanding Resident Award – Easton Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine  2012

Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Academic Scholarship Award    2004 - 2007

Shell Petroleum Academic Scholarship Award    2001 - 2007

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Candidate Member2015 - present

American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), Candidate Member2015 - present

American College of Surgeons, Associate Fellow2009 - present

American Medical Association2009 - present

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons2009 - 2015

Pennsylvania Medical Society, Resident member2009 - 2015

MEDICAL MISSION/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Indiana University Medical Mission Trip to San Salvador, El SalvadorJune 2017

St. Luke Chapel free community medical services, Lagos, Nigeria2003 - 2007

St. Vincent de Paul free medical services program, Lagos, Nigeria2003 - 2007

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/COMMITTEES:

Reviewer, Annals of Plastic Surgery2018 - date

Easton Hospital Surgical Site Infection Prevention Committee2014 - 2015

Easton Hospital Patient Safety Committee2013 - 2015

Easton Hospital Physician-Nursing Liason Committee 2011 - 2015

Easton Hospital Skin Integrity Committee 2011 - 2015

Easton Hospital Special Care Unit Committee 2010 - 2011  

Delegate to Nigerian Model United Nations Conference 2005

Secretary - General; College of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences Students’  

Association, University of Lagos2004 - 2005

Organiser of Free Anatomy Tutorials for first-year medical students 2003 - 2005

Author; BOOMERANG (Novel)  2000

President of Junior Engineer, Technicians and Scientists’ Club and French Club2000

HOBBIES/PERSONAL INTERESTS:

             Writing, French, Soccer, Volleyball, Weight-training, Mentoring, Teaching

PUBLICATIONS:

Ogu US, Rogers C, Gupta V, Strange N, Wooden WA (2017); Advancing Outcomes in Plastic Surgery With Immunonutrition And Standardized Pre-Operative Wellness Education. Plastic Surgery Mod Tech: PSMT-130. DOI: 10.29011/PSMT-130. 100030. September 2017

Ogu US, Kumar A, Dy V; Mesh Repair of Recurrent Vaginal Evisceration Following Radical Hysterectomy and Adjuvant Radiation. Drexel Medical Journal, vol. 8(1)23-24, Spring 2014

Ogu US, Javia A, Boonswang P; A Rare Case of Small Bowel Volvulus Following Right Hemicolectomy. Drexel Medical Journal, vol. 8(1):6, Spring 2014

Wilhelm BJ, Sakharpe A, Baccaro L, Ogu S, Angelico R; Emphysematous Bulla Causing Dyspnea Due to Cardiac Compression: A Novel Presentation and Successful Surgical Resection With Complete Relief of Symptoms. Chest 2014 Mar 1; 145(3 Suppl): 351A. DOI:10.1378/chest.1823857

Wilhelm J, Hamasaki A, Baccaro LM, Ogu S, Aksade A. Expulsion of Giant Intestinal Lipoma  

After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. CRSLS e2014.00185. DOI:10.4293/JSLS.2014.00185

Baccaro LM, Vunnamadala K, Ogu US, Ibrahim G, Kohli H. Massive Gastrointestinal Bleed from a Marginal Ulcer Eroding into the Left Gastric Artery. CRSLS e2014.0000712. DOI: 10.4293/CRSLS.2014.0000712.

Ogu US, Caganap S, Badr AS, Bloch RS. Metastatic Transitional Cell Cancer of the Gall Bladder Presenting as Acute Cholecystitis: A Rare Phenomenom. OA Surgery 2013 Dec 01;1(1):4.

Ogu US, Valko J, Wilhelm J, Dy V. Spontaneous Evisceration of the Bowel Through an Umbilical Hernia in a Patient with Refractory Ascites.  J Surg Case Rep. 2013 Oct 4;2013(10). pii: rjt073. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjt073.

Ogu US, Keim G, Cleary A, Bloch R.  Atraumatic Splenic Rupture Secondary to Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Surg Case Rep. 2013 Jul 23;2013(7). pii: rjt051. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjt051.

Ogu US, Caganap S, Jasuja S, Bloch R; Rare Case of Acute Cholecystitis due to Transitional Cell Carcinoma Metastasis from the Urinary Bladder to the Gall Bladder. Drexel Medical Journal, vol. 7 (1):25; Spring 2013.

Ogu US, Park G, Bloch R; A rare case of metachronous skip metastasis of pancreatic cancer to the colon. Am Surg. 2012 Jul;78(7):E342-3.

Baccaro L, Ogu S, Sakharpe A, Ibrahim G, Boonswang P; Rectal Dieulafoy lesions: A Rare  

Etiology of Chronic Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Am Surg. 2012 May;78(5):E246-8.

Sakharpe A, Baccaro L, Ibrahim G, Lee YK, Ogu US, Park G; Rare Case of Stercoral Perforation Requiring Subtotal Colectomy. Drexel Medical Journal, vol. 6 (1):67; Spring 2012.

Ogu US, Kohli H; A Novel Technique To Avoid Recurrence of Inguinal Hernia: A Single Surgeon's Experience. Hernia; March 2011. (Abstract Only)

Ogu US, Vunnamadala K, Dy V; Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis due to Polycythemia Vera; analysis and review of management. Drexel Medical Journal, vol. 5 (1):35; Summer 2011.

Ogu US, Roberts A; “Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Self-Breast Examination Among Nursing Students In The School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital” Medical School Final Year Project; July 2007.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Makadia M, Sakharpe A, Badr A, Ogu S. Dy V.  Recurrent Right Flank Abscess as a Manisfestation of Retained Gallstone and Novel Technique of Retrieval Using CT Guided Needle as Marker.  SAGES National Conference, Nashville, TN; April 2015

Emphysematous Bulla-Causing Dyspnea Due to Cardiac Compression: A Novel Presentation  

and Successful Surgical Resection With Complete Relief of Symptoms. Wilhelm J, Sakharpe A,  

Baccaro LM, Ogu S, Angelico R. CHEST World Congress 2014 Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain  

- 1/23/2014

Hand A, Wang L, Ogu US, Singhal V. Incidental intraoperative finding of Gastro-intestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Drexel Discovery Day, Philadelphia, PA; October 2014

Kunnirickal S, Makadia M, Ogu US, Dy V. Hemobilia and obstructive jaundice due to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm post-biliary drain placement. Drexel Discovery Day, Philadelphia, PA; October 2014

Ogu US, Simonelli E, Pendurthi TK. A Novel Presentation of Barrett’s Esophagus. Drexel Discovery Day, Philadelphia, PA; October 2014

Wilhelm BJ, Ogu US, Markelov A, Baccaro LM, Sakharpe A, Angelico R. Successful resection of a giant right upper lobe bulla causing dyspnea due to right ventricular compression with complete relief of symptoms. Southeastern Surgical Congress, Savannah, GA; February 2014

Wilhelm J, Ogu US, Hamasaki A, Baccaro L, Aksade A. Expulsion of giant intestinal lipoma 5 days after laparoscopic Roux-Y-Gastric Bypass. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Meeting, Baltimore, MD; April 2013

Ogu US, Valko J, Wilhelm J, Dy V. Spontaneous Evisceration of the Bowel Through an Umbilical Hernia in a Patient with Refractory Ascites.  Drexel Discovery Day, Philadelphia, PA; October 2012

Ogu US, Park G, Bloch R; A rare case of metachronous skip metastasis of pancreatic cancer to the colon; Southeastern Surgical Congress meeting, Birmingham, AL; February 2012

Baccaro L, Ogu US, Taheri H, Kohli H; Case Report: Catastrophic Splenic Injury Following Colonoscopy.  Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Meeting, San Antonio, TX; March 2011.

Ogu US, Kohli H; A Novel Technique To Avoid Recurrence of Inguinal Hernia: A Single Surgeon's Experience. American Hernia Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA; March 2011

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

Ogu US; Understanding Immunonutrition, Pre-Surgical Wellness and Enhanced Recovery: Critical Steps to Advance Outcomes in Plastic Surgery; ASPS “The Meeting 2017”, October 2017.

Ogu US; Surgical Management of Headaches; Grand Rounds Presentation, Indiana University School of Medicine, November 2016.

Ogu US; Otoplasty and Ear Reconstruction; Grand Rounds Presentation, Indiana University School of Medicine, September 2015.

Ogu US; Making the Case for Enhanced SCIP Criteria: The Easton Hospital Zero-Tolerance Model; Updegrove Research Day, Easton Hospital, June 2015

Ogu US; Surgical Training in the 21st Century: Is Change Inevitable; Grand Rounds Presentation, Easton Hospital, February 2015.

Ogu US; Reconstruction of Large Sacral Defects: Current Surgical Options; Grand Rounds Presentation, Easton Hospital, April 2014.

Ogu US; Inguinodynia: Predicting the pain; Grand Rounds Presentation, Easton Hospital  December 2012.

Baccaro L, Vunnamadala K, Ogu US, Ibrahim G, Kohli H. Catastrophic Gastrointestinal Bleed from a Marginal Ulcer Eroding into the Left Gastric Artery after Gastric Bypass Surgery - A Case Series; Updegrove Research Day, Easton Hospital, June 2012.

Ogu US; SCIP Measures Compliance: Impact On Surgical Care Complications; Grand Rounds Presentation, Easton Hospital, April 2012.

Ogu US; Malignant Neoplasms Of The Pancreas; Grand Rounds Presentation, Easton Hospital, November 2010.

Ogu US, Kohli H; A Novel Technique To Avoid Recurrence of Inguinal Hernia: A Single Surgeon's Experience; Updegrove Research Day, Easton Hospital, June 2010

Ogu US; Current Options In Reconstructive Breast Surgery and Therapeutic Implications; Grand Rounds Presentation, April 2010

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