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Office
6701 Fannin St, Ste 1210
Houston, TX 77030- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Ekene Onwuka is a Pediatric Surgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated Texas Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine, did his general surgery training at The Ohio State University, and his specialty pediatric surgery training at Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in pediatric minimally invasive surgery and pediatric surgical oncology and is experienced in neonatal and pediatric general surgery as well as pediatric surgical oncology. He has more than 20 publications and over 300 citings.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2020 - 2022
- Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2012 - 2020
- The Ohio State UniversityMS, Medical Science, 2014 - 2016
- Ohio State University HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2012 - 2013
- Tufts UniversityBS, 2008 - 2012
- Howard University College of MedicineClass of 2012, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2012 - 2022
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of Focused Abdominal Ultrasound Utilization on Outcomes for Children With Midgut Volvulus.Huang, X., Staggers, K., Schiess, D., Sammer, M., Sher, A., El-Ali, A., Onwuka, E., Nguyen, H.> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2024 Feb 3
- Case report: Spindle cell neoplasm presenting as a spontaneous intestinal perforation in a term infant.Lauren T Callaghan, Anthea Lafreniere, Ekene A Onwuka, Ross M Beckman, Jennifer H Foster, Norma Quintanilla, Charleta Guillory, Timothy C Lee, Lily S Cheng> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1
- Acute histologic inflammatory activity and postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis.Ekene Onwuka, Justin T. Huntington, Amanda Onwuka, Vinay Prasad, Benedict C. Nwomeh> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Mar 11
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Hospital Affiliations
- Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbus, Ohio
- Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
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