BABCOCK University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State
recorded another milestone last Thursday, as the first
heart surgery was performed in the institution’s
Teaching Hospital, by its doctors. The operation lasted
six hours.
The first beneficiary of this feat in the history of the
university is a 34-year-old woman, who brimmed with
exceptional spirit as she calmly walked through the
door with gaiety into the theatre for a life saving
venture in the human hands of cardio thoracic
surgeons, Professor Kamar Adeleke, Dr. Michael
Sanusi, Dr. Mudashiru Lawal and Dr. Edward
Anderson, all resident doctors.
According to the institution, there are other 15 critical
care personnel in the operating theatre to provide
specific required services. They included
perfussionists, cardiac operations nurses, internists and
anesthesiologists.
Friday’s surgery was a milk valve replacement.
Yesterday, another set of patients’ hearts received care
from the surgeons’ hearts that care. Dozens of other
patients are on the roll call and will have their turn as
scheduled from now at the Babcock University
Teaching Hospital.
The senior vice president of the university, Professor
Iheanyichukwu Okoro, who is also a surgeon said,
“So, what is going on now at the Tristate Heart and
Vascular Centre of the University is not the last of
such operations until all afflicted hearts are rid of that
which prevents their effective functioning.”
Okoro and the institution’s Vice president,
development and strategy, Mr. Olukunle Iyanda, said
the medical feat couldn’t have happened at a better
time than this. “This is inspirational and praiseworthy;
another achievement by God through mortal men.”
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