Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD, MPH
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Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD, MPH, is the program director for the pediatric surgery fellowship and Director of Education for the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He also serves as the Surgical Director of the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Dr. Nwomeh is a professor of surgery and the vice-chair of global surgery in the department of surgery at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Also, he is the Associate Director for the Office of Global Health at the OSU College of Medicine. The focus of his research is on understanding burden of surgical diseases and building surgical capacity in low and middle-income countries.
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Pediatric Surgery Residency
Program Director -
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Surgical Director -
Trauma
Surgeon Team -
Pediatric Surgery
Surgeon Team -
Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship
Faculty -
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
Faculty -
Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship
Faculty -
Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship
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Primary Department
General Pediatric Surgery
- Joel J. Roslyn Lecturer, Society of University Surgeons, 2020
- Physician of the Year Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2019
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery Medical Students, 2018
- Denis R. King Teaching Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery, Resident Students, 2018
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2015
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, Nationwide Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery, 2014
- Shining Star Award, The Ohio State University Department of Diversity and Inclusion, 2012
- International Visiting Professorship Award, Association for Academic Surgery/West African College of Surgeons, 2012
- President, Association of Pediatric Surgery Training Program Directors (APSTPD), 2019 - Present
- Member, Board of Governors, American College of Surgeons, 2019 - Present
- Associate Examiner, Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2018 - Present
- Chair, Program Committee, Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), 2018 - Present
- Associate Editor (Global Surgery), Journal of Surgical Research, 2017 - Present
- Top Doctor, Castle Connolly Medical LTD, 2015 - 2020
- Top Doctor, Pediatric Surgery, Columbus Monthly, 2015 - 2020
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 09/26/2003
Board Certifications
- General Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
| Fellowship | Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC | Date Completed: 06/30/2003 |
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| Residency | Medical College of Virginia Health Systems | Date Completed: 06/30/2001 |
| Residency | Wrexham Maelor Hospital | Date Completed: 06/30/1994 |
| Residency | Hope Hospital - UK | Date Completed: 07/31/1993 |
| Residency | Queen Mary's University Hospital | Date Completed: 07/31/1991 |
| Residency | East Surrey Hospital | Date Completed: 01/31/1991 |
| Residency | Lagos University Teaching Hosp. (LUTH) | Date Completed: 03/31/1990 |
| Internship | Medical College of Virginia Health Systems | Date Completed: 06/30/1995 |
| Internship | Lagos University Teaching Hosp. (LUTH) | Date Completed: 07/31/1987 |
| Medical School | University of Lagos (Nigeria) | Date Completed: 05/31/1986 |