Shegu Gilbert, Consultant

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Innovations and research: MID technique for the management of tension
pneumomediastinum. Left internal mammary harvesting carbodissection techniques,
ambidextrous techniques in cardiac surgery , intermittent suturing technique in vascular
anastamosis , use of miniplates for flail chest stabilization.
Covid 19 : Venovenous ECMO, surgery for peripheral arterial thrombosis,
pneumomediastinum management
LUNG AND MEDIASTINUM: Surgery for Tuberculosis lung, aspergillosis, mucormycosis,
lung surgery on immune suppressed patients, lung and mediastinal tumors, arteriovenous
malformation of lung, congenital disease of lung . Thymomatous and non thymomatous
myasthenia gravis, lung transplant surgery.
Thoracic Trauma: flail chest and rib fracture ORIF, bronchopleural fistula management,
intervention for pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum,

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: ECMO for Viral ARDS, Veno arterial / central
ECMO for cardiac assist in poisoning patients
Cardiac surgery: On pump and off pump CABG, minimaly invasive cardiac surgery , surgery
for complications of myocardial infarction , Surgery for valvular heart disease, congenital heart
disease, cardiac tumors. Type A and B aortic dissection and aneurysm management, debranching
of aortic arch vessels in hybrid TEVAR.

Vascular surgeries: hemodialysis access surgeries, renovascular anastomosis in kidney
transplant, acute and chronic arterial thrombosis management, pseudoaneuryms, emergency
surgery for arterial and venous lacerations.