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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