Dr Anthony Igwegbe Appointed as New Acting CMD for NAUTH

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital University (NAUTH) Nnewi has appointed Dr Anthony Igwegbe as its acting Chief Medical Director (CMD).

Igwegbe was the former Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of the hospital until his appointment.

The appointment coincides with the performance of the first know joint replacement surgery by the teaching hospital.

NAUTH, in November 2012, performed its first successful Hip Replacement Surgery with three patients

The immediate past CMD of the hospital, Prof. Robinson Ofiaeli, an orthopedic Surgeon and a Senior Consultant from Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh Deli India, Dr Subhash Jangid, led the team of doctors from NAUTH that carried out the surgery.

The Acting CMD said the hospital is committed to becoming the best teaching hospital in the country, stating it has sent some consultants to India for better knowledge.

According to him: “The hospital has acquired a lot of equipment with its internally generated revenue to carry out different types of surgeries”.

Igwegbe also promised NAUTH will utilise the VAMED equipment worth over N2 billion received from the Federal Ministry of Health judiciously.