Dr. Obi Davies Ekwenna just experienced one of the most meaningful moments of his career — and it happened back home in Nigeria. 🇳🇬✨
He shared that after growing up as the son of Nigerian immigrants who moved to the U.S. with little more than hope, he worked his way into academic medicine, became a robotic surgeon, and achieved several major firsts. But this week, something topped them all.
For the first time ever, he helped perform a robotic nephrectomy in Nigeria and West Africa, along with the first robotic prostatectomy in Abuja, powered by the new Toumai robotic system at NISA Premier Hospital.
For him, this wasn’t just a medical milestone — it was a message:
Patients in Africa deserve the same level of advanced healthcare as anywhere in the world.
He went on to thank the many people who made it possible — leaders, mentors, partners, surgeons, nurses, technicians, friends, and family on both sides of the Atlantic. He gave special recognition to those who guided his journey from the early days of training to this historic achievement.
Dr. Ekwenna says this is only the beginning. The mission now is to make robotic surgery accessible, so that where a patient lives never limits the care they can receive.
A powerful moment. A return home. A new chapter for surgical innovation in Africa. 🌍💙
