Chukwuemeka Obiora, MD

Description

Dr. Emeka Obiora is a surgical oncologist with Prisma Health. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and completed medical school at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He went on to complete his general surgery residency through the Temple/St. Luke’s system in Pennsylvania, followed by a surgical oncology fellowship at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Obiora specializes in the surgical management and multidisciplinary treatment of cancer. His clinical focus includes cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, biliary system, abdominal cavity, and soft tissue malignancies. He works as part of a comprehensive oncology team to develop individualized treatment plans, using surgery as a key component in the overall care of patients with cancer. His interest in oncology was first inspired by personal experience within his family and has grown into a commitment to advancing complex cancer care. He also emphasizes the importance of nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle factors as part of a holistic approach to supporting patients throughout treatment and recovery. Outside of work, Dr. Obiora enjoys sports, music, and attending live entertainment including Broadway shows and theater.

Keywords microwave ablation (mwa) liver, wide local excision surgery, esophageal cancer surgery, minimally invasive esophagectomy, robotic colorectal surgery, esophageal cancer, da vinci esophagectomy, thyroid cancer, parathyroidectomy, abdominoperineal resection, merkel cell carcinoma, melanoma, radical subtotal pancreatectomy, proximal pancreatectomy, whipple procedure, robotic liver resection, minimally invasive gastric tumor surgery, lymph node dissection, fibromatosis, personalized cancer therapy, peritoneal surface malignancy, gastric lymphoma, inflammatory breast cancer, invasive breast cancer, liver metastases, malignant carcinoid tumor of colon, pancreatectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, triple negative breast cancer, breast cancer during pregnancy, acral lentiginous melanoma, retroperitoneal liposarcoma, breast cancer surgery, stomach tumor surgery, intestinal cancer surgery, retroperitoneal sarcoma resection, surgical management of advanced hepato biliary cancer, minimally invasive lymph node dissection, melanoma surgery, cancer risk reduction surgery, stromal tumor of intestine, staging laparotomy, sarcoma, pancreas cancer, metastatic colon cancer, lymphadenopathy, liver cancer, leiomyosarcoma, laparoscopic whipple procedure, intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion, gastrointestinal (gi) cancer, cytoreduction surgery, colorectal malignancy, cancer surgery, skin cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, rectal cancer, anorectal cancer.