Chukwuebuka Achebe (he/him/his)

Medical Student
Hospital For Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medical College

My name is Chukwuebuka Achebe, but i go by "Ebuka". I am from Lagos, Nigeria and moved to the U.S. at age 12. I spent 5 years living in Tampa, Fl and moved to Baltimore, MD to obtain a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. During my time at Hopkins, I participated in Tissue Engineering research at the Grayson Lab for Craniofacial Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering, where I worked on designing, manufacturing and mechanically testing biodegradable scaffolds for replacing craniofacial bone. I am now a fourth year MD/MBA student at Weill Cornell, interested in pursuing a career in Orthopeadic Spine Surgery. In my free time, I do a fair amount of Brazillian Jiu Jistu and have placed in local tournaments.

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Presentation(s):

• Normalized Total Psoas Area Predicts Early Postoperative Mobility and Perioperative Complications after Complex Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

  Friday, February 23, 2024
  7:57 AM – 8:00 AM PST

• Comparative Analysis of Vertebral CSA at L3 and L4 Levels in Relation to Modified Frailty Index in Spinal Surgery

  Saturday, February 24, 2024
  7:50 AM – 7:52 AM PST