
Ikenna Chidume Okereke MD
Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Chief, Thoracic Surgery; Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
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2799 W Grand BlvdDetroit, MI 48202
Phone+1 800-653-6568
Fax+1 313-876-1305
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Summary
- Dr. Ikenna Okereke is a thoracic surgeon in Detroit, MI and is affiliated with Henry Ford Health System. He received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He specializes in thoracic surgery and is experienced in gastroesophageal reflux, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, tracheal cancer, gastrointestinal / hepatic pathology, and lung neoplasms.
Education & Training
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2006 - 2008
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2006
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2021 - 2027
- TX State Medical License 2015 - 2022
- RI State Medical License 2012 - 2016
- IN State Medical License 2008 - 2013
- OH State Medical License 1999 - 2005
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification All in One EMR, Medstreaming, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Effects of Intravenous Acetaminophen in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery Start of enrollment: 2018 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsMedical mistrust and receptivity to lung cancer screening among African American and white American smokers.Olivia Aspiras, Hollis Hutchings, Anurag Dawadi, Anqi Wang, Laila Poisson
Psychology, Health & Medicine. 2025-07-01 - Resistance mechanisms in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive lung cancer.Parnia Behinaein, Shirish M Gadgeel, Ramandeep Rattan, Jeffrey P MacKeigan, Amanda Pilling
Critical Reviews in Oncology/hematology. 2025-06-27 - Transcriptome analysis and artificial intelligence for predicting lymph node metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Zhengang Zhao, Yujie Xie, Dongmei Lai, Jin Liang, Ikenna C Okereke
Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2025-05-30
Press Mentions
- Henry Ford Health System Surgeon Starts Program to Mentor Detroit Area YouthMarch 17th, 2022
- They Survived Mass Shootings. Years Later, the Bullets Are Still Trying to Kill ThemMay 31st, 2019
- Trends in Lung Cancer Screening in the United States, 2016–2017March 6th, 2019
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