DR ONYIA EPHRAIM
Lecturer 2
Personal Data:
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: December 15,1975
Place of Birth: Enugu
Town: UbojiNgwo
Local Govt./state/country of Origin: Udi/Enugu/Nigeria
Marital Status: Married
Languages Spoken English& Igbo
Educational Background:
Date Institution Qualification
Apr 2014 Uni of Nig. Teach.Hosp. FWACS
Oct, 2010 Uni of Nig. Teach. Hosp Part 1 fellowship
Sept. 2007 National Post graduate Primary Fellowship Exam
Medical college of Nigeria in Surgery
Oct2001 University of Nigeria, Bachelor of Medicine
Nsukka Bachelor of Surgery
(MBBS).
1991 Christ High School, Abor SSCE
1986 Nkwo-Obodo Primary School FSLC
Ngwo
Work Experience Job Title Period
Department of Surgery Lecturer 1 2014-till date
Department of Surgery Senior Registrar 2010-2014
Medica Super SpecialtyHosp India Senior Registrar 2013
Department of Surgery Junior Resident 2008-2010
Tudun-Wada Hospital Medical Officer 2004-2005
Kano
Tudun-Wada Hospital, Kano Medical Officer 2004
(NYSC)
University of Nigeria Teaching
Hospital, Enugu House Officer 2002/2003
Awards/Other Qualifications/Certificates
1. Certificate of training/fellowship (MSH India) 2013
2. VOOM Foundation USA Certificate in Trauma 2010
3. Certificate of Competence Basic Surgical Skills 2007
4. Diploma in Computer Literacy 2006
5. Best Graduating Student UNN (Paediatrics) 2001
6. 2ndBest Graduating Student UNN (3RD MBBS) 2001
PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED
1. Outcome of Management of Elevated Skull Fractures in Enugu South-East Nigeria (Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 21(7):859-864,2018)
EE Onyia, MC Chikani, WC Mezue, EO Uche, I Iloabachie, E Okorie, G Dung
2. Determinants of Outcome of Final Undergraduate Surgery Examinations in a Nigerian University (Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 21(6):783-787,2018)
O Onwuasoigwe, EE Onyia, M Mesi
3. Care Related and Transit Neuronal Injuries AfterCervical Spine Trauma: State of Care and Practice in Nigeria (Journal of Neurotrauma 30:1602-1607 Sept. 15, 2013)
Mezue WC;Onyia E;Iloabachie ICChikani MC;Ohaegbulam SC
4. Civilian Penetrating Gunshot Injury to the Neurocranium in Enugu (Nigeria Journal of Surgery 23(1) 47-52, 2017)
Onyia EE; Chikani MC; Mezue WC; Uche EO; Iloabachie I; Mesi M; Ejembi S; Agunwa C
5. Myelomeningoceles in Nigeria: Has there been any Change with Improved Neurosurgery Care? (International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research IJSBAR 32(1):64-74,2017)
EE Onyia, MC Chikani, WC Mezue, EO Uche, I Iloabachie, M Mesi, E Okorie
6. Encephaloceles in Enugu, South East Nigeria (International Journal of Medicine and Health Development 21(2) 38-43 2016)
Chikani MC; Onyia EE; Mezue WC; Mesi M; Iloabachie I; Uche EO
7. Determinants and Outcomes of Ventriculoperitional Shunt Infections in Enugu, Nigeria (Journal of Pediatric Neurosurgery 49:75-80 March 2014)
Uche EO;Onyia E,Mezue UC,Okorie E,Ozor II,Chikani M
8. Cranial Vault Fractures in Civilian Head Injury: Clinical and Radiologic Predictors of Seizures and the Fracture Seizure Index: A Prospective Single-Center Observational Cohort Study (Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 14(02/03):116-121,2017)
EO Uche, E Okorie, EE Onyia, I Iloabachie, M Mesi, DS Amuta, WC Mezue
9. The Ebb and Flow of Neurosurgery in a Re-emerging Sub-Saharan Center. Lessons from Consecutive 1025 Operated Cases and Progress Models. A Prospective Observational Cohort Study (World Neurosurgery July,2018)
EO Uche, WC Mezue, EE Onyia, I Iloabachie, E Okorie, II Ozor
10.BrainAstrocytomas in South-East Nigeria: a 3-centre experience (Journal of Clinical and Applied Neurosciences Vol 1 Jan-Jun 2015)
EO Uche; JC Emejulu; E Okorie; EE Onyia et al.
11.Epilepsy in Primary Intracranial Tumors in a Neurosurgical Hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria (Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 18(5), 681-686, 2015)
WC Mezue; CA Ndubuisi; MC Chikani; E Onyia; L Iroegbu et al
12.Neuroimaging Findings in Pediatric Patients with Seizures from an Institution in Enugu (Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 19(1): 121-127 Jan-Feb 2016)
CA Ndubuisi; WC Mezue; SC Ohaegbulam; MC Chikani, M Ekuma; EE Onyia)
13.Nigerian Surgical Research Society55thBiennial Conference (Enugu 2014)Penetrating Gunshot Injuries to theNeurocranium in EnuguOnyia EE;Mezue W;Ohaegbulam S.C; Chikani M;Erechukwu A;Ndubuisi C; Orji .B
14.NigerianAcademy of Neurological Surgeons 4th Annual GeneralMeeting/Scientific Conference (Abuja Nov. 2013
a. Management and Outcome of Intracranial Subdural Empyema in Enugu
b. Reviewof Cranial Computerized Tomography Scan Findings in Recurrent Seizure Patients in South-East Nigeria
Onyia EE, Chikani MC,Mezue WC,EzealaAdikaibe B,OhaegbulamSC
15.International League Against Epilepsy Conference (Owerri 2012): Seizures in patients with Skull Fractures Seen in Enugu
Onyia EE;Mezue W;Ohaegbulam S.C;Chikani M;Erechukwu A;Ndubuisi C;Orij .B
16.Nigerian Academy of Neurological Surgeons Conference -2012.
a. Secondary Neuronal Injuries Following Cervical Spine Injuries in Enugu
b. Tumors of the Spine Seen in Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery Enugu betweenJanuary 2005-October 2010
OnyiaEE;Mezue W;Ohaegbulam S.C;Chikani M;Erechukwu A;Ndubuisi C; Orji .B
17.Association Of Surgeons of Nigeria 14th Scientific Congress Umuahia 2018: Pre-Hospital Care of Cervical Injuries: Trends with Evolving Neurosurgical Care
Onyia EE, Okorie EC, Mesi M, Mezue WC, Okoli C, Chikani MC, Uche EO, Iloabachie