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Office
Metro Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Potomac, MD 20854Phone+1 301-588-7888- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint DiseasesFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 2020
- George Washington UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2019
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- DC State Medical License 2014 - 2024
- NY State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Risk Factors for Blood Transfusions in Elective Single-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Conditions.Lee, D., Lee, R., O'Brien, J., Fassihi, S., Ramamurti, P., Iweala, U., Weinreb, J., Heyer, J.> ;The Iowa Orthopaedic Journal. 2023 Dec 1
- Fusing to the Sacrum/Pelvis: Does the Risk of Reoperation in Thoracolumbar Fusions Depend on Upper Instrumented Vertebrae (UIV) Selection?Uchechi Iweala, Jack Zhong, Caroline Varlotta, Roee Ber, Laviel Fernandez, Eaman Balouch, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Aaron J. Buckland> ;International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2021 Oct 14
- Outcomes following outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of myelopathy.Ryan Lee, Danny Lee, Uchechi Iweala, Pradip Ramamurti, Jeffrey H. Weinreb, Joseph R. O'Brien> ;Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2021 Apr 1
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Lumbar Spine Research SocietyMember
- North American Spine SocietyMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Ascension Saint Agnes HospitalBaltimore, Maryland
External Links
- Uchechi Iwealahttp://www.driweala.com
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