Chinenye O. Iwuchukwu, MD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Surgery-Trauma/Critical Ca
Email:
ciwuchukwu@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-4170
Education
| SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Specialty | 2017 |
| Harborview Medical Center, specialty | 2017 |
| The University of Chicago, MD, Medicine | 2010 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago, MPH, Masters in Public Health | 2009 |
| Eastern Michigan University, BS, Bachelors in Science | 2003 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Surgery Critical Care | 03/2019 - Present |
| Certification, General Surgery | 03/2019 - Present |
| Certification, ATLS Instructor | 05/2018 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical License, MS State Board of Medical Licensure |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 2024 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Surgery Clerkship Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 03/2019 - 12/2023 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 11/2018 - 02/2019 |
Sponsored Program Funding
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Dickens H, Rao U, Sarver D, Bruehl S, Kinney K, Karlson C, Grenn E, Kutcher M, Iwuchukwu C, Kyle A, Goodin B, Myers H, Nag S, Hillegass WB, Morris MC, Racial, Gender, and Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Pediatric Trauma Care. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2023 Jun;10(3):1006-1017 | 2023 |
| Rodgers SC, Carter KT, Kutcher ME, Iwuchukwu CO, Acquired Factor XIII Deficiency in a 19-year-Old Male Following Ballistic Injury. The American surgeon, 2022 Sep;88(9):2225-2226 | 2022 |
| Grenn E, Kutcher M, Hillegass WB, Iwuchukwu C, Kyle A, Bruehl S, Goodin B, Myers H, Rao U, Nag S, Kinney K, Dickens H, Morris MC, Social determinants of trauma care: Associations of race, insurance status, and place on opioid prescriptions, postdischarge referrals, and mortality. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 2022 May 1;92(5):897-905 | 2022 |
| Han D, Mishra A, Batson S, Koller F, Iwuchukwu C, Management of a Penetrating Retrohepatic Vena Cava Injury. The American surgeon, 2020 Nov;86(11):1573-1574 | 2020 |
| Iwuchukwu C, O'Keefe GE, Day AG, Jiang X, Heyland DK, Application of the modified Nutrition Risk in Critically Ill score to nutritional risk stratification of trauma victims: A multicenter observational study. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 2020 Dec;89(6):1143-1148 | 2020 |
| Meagher AD, Lind M, Senekjian L, Iwuchukwu C, Lynch JB, Cuschieri J, Robinson BRH, Ventilator-associated events, not ventilator-associated pneumonia, is associated with higher mortality in trauma patients. The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 2019 Aug;87(2):307-314 | 2019 |
| Iwuchukwu CO, Dunton RF, Post-Plombage Retained Foreign Object Resulting in Recurrent Infections. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2016 Dec;102(6):e575 | 2016 |
| Stein JJ, Iwuchukwu C, Maier KG, Gahtan V, Thrombospondin-1-induced vascular smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation are functionally dependent on microRNA-21. Surgery, 2014 Feb;155(2):228-33 | 2014 |
| Stein JJ, Iwuchukwu C, Maier KG, Gahtan V, Thrombospondin-1-induced smooth muscle cell chemotaxis and proliferation are dependent on transforming growth factor-β2 and hyaluronic acid synthase. Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2013 Dec;384(1-2):181-6 | 2013 |
| Morgan, Alexandra, Griffin Ashlee, Iwuchukwu Chinenye Gastrojejunal Fistula Following Gastrostomy Tube The American Surgeon | |
| Tarver E, Lirette S, Grenn E, Iwuchukwu C Traumatic Injuries at a Level 1 Trauma Center in Mississippi During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared to Previous Trends: A Retrospective Cohort Study JMSMA 2022;63(5) | |
Book Chapter | |
| Iwuchukwu, Chinenye, Costanza, Michael, MD. (2014). Complications of Hemodialysis Access. In Vivian Gahtan, MD, Michael James Costanza (Ed.), Essentials of Vascular Surgery for the General Surgeon (pp.267-286). Springer, 2014 | |
| Iwuchukwu Chinenye, Gahtan, Vivian. (2014) Brachial Artery Embolectomy. In R. Clement Darling, M.D., C. Keith Ozaki, M.D (Ed.) Master Techniques in Surgery-Vascular (pp. in progress). in progress: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Gastrojejunal Fistula Following Gastrostomy Tube, SESC | 02/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Status after Injury: Does Race play a Role?. Submitted in the Ernest Young Resident Competition., Western Trauma Association, Big Sky Montana | 02/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Acquired Factor XIII Deficiency in a 19-year-old Male Following Ballistic Injury, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN | 02/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Congenital mitral regurgitation in younger adult trauma patients: A Case Report., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN | 02/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Perceptions and Barriers of Telehealth Services Among Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients, Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando FL | 02/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Iwuchukwu C, “The Burden of Trauma in the State of Mississippi”, Mississippi State Disparities Conference, Biloxi, MS | 08/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Cottrell-Cumber,S.; Iwuchukwu, C. (February 2021). Is there Racial Disparity in Utilization of Hospice and Palliative Care Services Among Trauma Patients?, Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care., Virtual | 02/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Management of a Penetrating Retro-Hepatic Vena Cava Injury: A Case Report, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, La | 02/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Perforation of Large Mucinous Ovarian Neoplasm Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, La | 02/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, Liposarcoma Recurrence at Port Site after Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, Poster Presentation, St Petes Beach, FL | 10/2016 |
| Platform Presentations, Regulation of MicroRNAs by Thrombospondin-1 in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells" Introduction to Academic Vascular Surgery, Oral Presentation. April 2013, Tampa, FL | |
| Poster Presentation, Iwuchukwu CO, Gahtan V, "Thrombospondin-1 Differentially Regulates MicroRNAs in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells" SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Beyond the Doctorate day, Poster Presentation. March 2013, Syracuse NY | |
| Poster Presentation, Iwuchukwu CO, Howes D, "Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Advanced Directives in an Emergency Department." University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 11th Annual Summer Research Forum, August 2005, Chicago, IL | |
| Poster Presentation, The use of Galactomann Assay for the Routine surveillance of Invasive Aspergillosis in a Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference., Florida, 2004 | |
| Poster Presentation, Evaluation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors in Cell Culture", Eastern Michigan University, College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Symposium XXII, Ypsilanti, MI, March 2002 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), Member | 2019 - Present |
| Association of Academic Surgeons (AAS), Member | 2018 - Present |
| American Women in Surgery (AWS), Member | 2015 - Present |
| American College of Surgeons (ACS), Member | |
| Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA), Member | |
| Phi Delta Epsilon Premedical Society Golden Key Honors' Society, Member | |
| Alpha Gamma Sigma Honors Society, Kappa Chapter, Member |
Committee Service
| EAST Violence and Injury Prevention Committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Interviewer | 2021 - Present |
| Trauma Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Adult Performance and Improvement Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, Co-Chair |
Other Service
| Journal reviewer for The American Surgeon |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Course, Assistant Course Director, SURG 631 | Annual |
| Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Course, Lecturer | Annual |
Directed Student Learning
| Advisor, Advised: L W, M J | 2019 - 2021 |
| Master's Thesis Committee Member, Advised: Emily Grenn |
Fellows supervised
| Surgical Critical Care, Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised | 11/2018 - Present |
Residency Training
| Surgery, Research Advisor | 2019 - Present |
| General Surgery, Attending Physician | 2018 - Present |