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Office
8050 E. HWY 191
STE 250
Odessa, TX 79765Phone+1 432-558-7000Fax+1 432-214-2400- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Macaulay E. Nwojo, MD is a fellowship trained neurosurgeon and complex spine surgeon serving the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico who treats surgical disorders and diseases of brain and spine. Dr. Nwojo specializes in using state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical techniques for faster recovery, and has advanced experience in brain and spine surgery.
After Completing his undergraduate degree from University of Houston, Dr. Nwojo Obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from the world renowned Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and completed his Neurosurgical residency and advanced complex fellowships at Barrow Neurological institute, often called the Mecca of Neurosurgery and unanimously considered the most elite and most sort after neurosurgery institution in the world, where he worked alongside neurosurgical giants of our generation. At Mayo Clinic, he mastered the art of medical professionalism and putting the needs of every patient first. At Barrow Neurological Institute, Dr. Nwojo mastered his technical skills and intuition where he completed Fellowships in Complex Spine Surgery under Dr. Kumar Kakarla and Complex Cerebrovascular Skull base surgery under Dr. Michael T. Lawton during his Chief Residency year.
Dr. Nwojo areas of expertise include brain tumor, trigeminal neuralgia microvascular decompression, Cerebrovascular surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal tumors, deformity and Scoliosis surgery, revision spine surgery just to mention a few. He sees every patient as an addition to his work family, and cares for them just as he would care for his own. He ensures that the patient is part of the decision making process. He only recommends surgery as a last resort, after exhausting conservative management or when surgery is the only appropriate option.
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2013
- Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- AZ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 221 citationsTrends in the Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis: A Population-Based Study, 1969 to 2009Hilal Maradit Kremers, Macaulay E. Nwojo, Jeanine E. Ransom, Christina M. Wood-Wentz, L. Joseph Melton, Paul M. Huddleston> ;The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2015 May 20
- 37 citationsSeizure outcomes after corpus callosotomy for drop attacks.Regina S. Bower, Elaine C. Wirrell, Macaulay Nwojo, Nicholas M. Wetjen, W. Richard Marsh, Fredric B. Meyer> ;Neurosurgery. 2013 Dec 1
- 23 citationsSurgical outcomes and predictors of stroke in a North American white and African American moyamoya population.Grant W. Mallory, Regina S. Bower, Macaulay Nwojo, Philipp Taussky, Nicholas M. Wetjen, Thais C. Varzoni, Ricardo A. Hanel, Fredric B. Meyer> ;Neurosurgery. 2013 Dec 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- Midland Memorial HospitalMidland, Texas
- Odessa Regional Medical CenterOdessa, Texas
- Medical Center Health SystemOdessa, Texas
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