FG hails Nigerian doctor in USA for a successful surgical feat on an unborn baby in the mother's womb
Abuja, Oct. 31, 2016: The Federal Government of
Nigeria has congratulated a US- based Nigerian Surgeon, Dr Oluyinka Olutoye on
his recent feat in carrying out a successful operation on an unborn baby with
tumour in her mother's womb.
2. Dr Oluyinka Olutoye
and his surgeon partner Dr. Darrell Cass of Texas Children's Hospital, carried
out an operation on a foetus at 23 weeks in US.
3. The baby, Lynlee Hope, who suffered from a
tumour known as Sacrococcygeal Teratoma was removed from her mother's womb,
operated on and returned back. She healed and continued to grow until she was
born again at 36 weeks.
4. The Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike
Dabiri-Erewa, stated this in a statement to felicitate with Dr Olutoye on
behalf of the President and people of Nigeria.
5. The statement stated that President Muhammadu
Buhari received the news of Dr Olutoye's unique feat with excitement
and fulfillment and looking forward to meeting with him soonest.
6. The Senior Special Assistant to
the President said that it is important to celebrate Dr Olutoye for
the wonderful feat he performed in saving lives and projecting a good image for
Nigeria.
7. Dabiri-Erewa therefore commended Nigerians in
the Diaspora for their positive roles in enhancing the image of the country.
8. She said Nigerians in the Diaspora are a huge
potential, playing greater role in all sectors, assuring that her office was
working on having a database for all the Nigeria achievers.
9. ``Nigerians are great people,
making greater positive impacts in all fields of human endeavour in the
Diaspora. Dr Olutoye's feat is one of such testimonies", the statement
added.
10. To complement that, Dabiri-Erewa said that
Nigeria is working on a National Diaspora Policy guideline geared towards
regulating all engagements with all Nigerians in the Diaspora.
11. According to her, Nigerians in the Diaspora
are of high importance to the growth and development of the country.
12. She appealed to other Nigerians in the
Diaspora to emulate the positive image Dr Oluyinka Olutoye has given to Nigeria
which earned him recognition.
13. Dabiri-Erewa reiterated the determination of
President Muhammadu Buhari " to enhance the welfare of all Nigerians at
home and in the diaspora, and unadulterated determination to continue to tackle
insecurity, corruption and the economy."
14. Dr. Olutoye is Co-Director
of the Texas Children's Fetal Center and fetal surgery team member, as well as
a general pediatric surgeon in USA.
15. Olutoye received his medical degree from
Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, in 1988 and his PhD in anatomy
from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, in 1996.
16. He completed his residency in
general surgery at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia
Commonwealth University, and his fellowship in pediatric surgery at The
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School
of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa.
17. Dr. Olutoye is a member of
the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society and is a Fellow of the
Surgical Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of
Surgeons; he is also a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons.
18. Dr. Olutoye has specialized clinical
expertise in fetal and neonatal surgery, with specific interest in congenital
diaphragmatic hernia and complex wounds.
19. His research interests include understanding
the role of the fetal inflammatory response in scarless fetal wound healing,
development of animal models of congenital anomalies, in utero correction of
severe congenital malformations, and the study of endothelial-leukocyte and
endothelial-tumor cell interactions with a goal to better understand the
mechanisms of tumor metastasis.
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa
Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
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