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Profile of the Medical Director

Dr. Mohammed N. Salihu MBBS, FWACS, FAO
 

DR. MOHAMMED N. SALIHU MBBS, FWACS, FAO 
Medical Director & Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
National Orthopaedic Hospital,
P.M.B. 3087, Dala, Kano, Nigeria.
Email:  mnsalihu@orthopaedicdala.org
Office No.: 064 – 640006(Ext. 102)

EDUCATION
  • Shehu Primary School, Funtua Katsina State, 1980
  • Government Secondary School Funtua Kastina Stae 1985
  • Bayero University Kano, Kano State, 1989
  • University of Ilorin, Kwara State , 1992

SURGICAL FELLOWSHIP

  • Fellow, West African college of Surgeons (FWACS), 2002
  • AO International Fellowship (FAOI), 2003

MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES

  • Nigerian Medical Association
  • Member Nigerian Orthopaedic Association
  • West African College of Surgeons
  • Nigeria Surgical Research Society
  • Association of Surgeons of Nigeria

COURSES/CONFERENCES ATTENDED
INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE COURSES/CONFERENCES

  • A.O. Basic Course, South Africa.
  • Fellowship A. O. Ulm, Germany.
  • WACS Conference , Abuja-Nigeria and Ghana.

NATIONAL POSTGRADUATE COURSES

  • Nigeria Orthopaedic Association Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Nigeria Orthopaedic Association Conference, Jos, Nigeria.

PAPERS/PUBLICATIONS

  • Incidence of motorcycle injuries in Kano.
  • Prevalence of Osteoarthritis in Kano.
  • Effects of Chronic Osteoarthritis in young adults.
  • Incidence of Pin Tract infections following use of pins