Chinenye O. Iwuchukwu, MD

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, Specialty2017
Harborview Medical Center, specialty2017
The University of Chicago, MD, Medicine2010
University of Illinois at Chicago, MPH, Masters in Public Health2009
Eastern Michigan University, BS, Bachelors in Science2003

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Surgery Critical Care03/2019 - Present
Certification, General Surgery03/2019 - Present
Certification, ATLS Instructor05/2018 - Present
Licensure, Medical License, MS State Board of Medical Licensure

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery2024 - 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 Surgery03/2019 - 12/2023
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery11/2018 - 02/2019

Sponsored Program Funding

Publications

Journal Article

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, SESC02/2023
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 Montana02/2022
Poster Presentation, Acquired Factor XIII Deficiency in a 19-year-old Male Following Ballistic Injury, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN02/2022
Poster Presentation, Congenital mitral regurgitation in younger adult trauma patients: A Case Report., Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN02/2022
Platform Presentations, Perceptions and Barriers of Telehealth Services Among Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patients, Academic Surgical Congress, Orlando FL02/2022
Poster Presentation, Iwuchukwu C, “The Burden of Trauma in the State of Mississippi”, Mississippi State Disparities Conference, Biloxi, MS08/2021
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., Virtual02/2021
Poster Presentation, Management of a Penetrating Retro-Hepatic Vena Cava Injury: A Case Report, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, La02/2020
Poster Presentation, Perforation of Large Mucinous Ovarian Neoplasm Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, La02/2020
Poster Presentation, Liposarcoma Recurrence at Port Site after Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, Poster Presentation, St Petes Beach, FL10/2016
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), Member2019 - Present
Association of Academic Surgeons (AAS), Member2018 - Present
American Women in Surgery (AWS), Member2015 - 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, Member2022 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Interviewer2021 - Present
Trauma Committee, Member2018 - Present
Adult Performance and Improvement Committee, Member2018 - Present
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, Co-Chair

Other Service

Journal reviewer for The American Surgeon

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Course, Assistant Course Director, SURG 631Annual
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Course, LecturerAnnual

Directed Student Learning

Advisor, Advised: L W, M J2019 - 2021
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Advised: Emily Grenn

Fellows supervised

Surgical Critical Care, Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised11/2018 - Present

Residency Training

Surgery, Research Advisor2019 - Present
General Surgery, Attending Physician2018 - Present