Department
Name of department: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Trauma
Head of department: Mustapha ALIMI
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Taofeek ADEYEMI
Head of department: Mustapha ALIMI
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? Temporary licence will be processed by the hospital
More information
Number of beds in department: 52
Total surgical cases per year: 342
Used techniques
Standard open: Yes
Endoscopy: Yes
Robotics: No
Tuberculosis surgery: Yes
Pain management techniques: Yes
Minimally invasive surgery: No
Anterior surgery: Yes
Spinal navigation: No
Intradural surgery: Yes
Thoracoscopy: No
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.
Weekly department meetings
Bedside teaching
Journal review meetings
Morbidity and mortality meetings
Copies of MBBS/MD certificate, postgraduate training certificate, current practicing licence, travel insurance.