The gifted hands that saved baby Satrine’s life The success of the delicate surgery to remove a bullet lodged in the head of one-year-old Satrine Osinya must have melted even the hardest of hearts. Thanks to a team of specialists at the Kenyatta National Hospital, the toddler tottered away from hospital with only a slight scar at the top of his head. Dr Peter Mwangi, the lead neurosurgeon in the operation, must have captured the attention of many when he showed the bullet they removed from the boy’s head. (READ: Now baby Satrine leaves hospital) Mr Mwangi, who is head of neurosurgery at KNH, however, refuses to take full credit for saving Satrine’s life. The toddler was shot March 23 in a terrorist attack at Joy in Jesus Church in Mombasa. He says the operation was made possible by a team of neurosurgeons and experts who went to the operating table fully aware of the responsibility that was on their shoulders. Dr Mwangi says a lot of training and mentorship has gone into making who he is today. He has been practising neurosurgery at KNH since 2004. “I completed my undergraduate degree course in 1993 and proceeded for internship in Nyeri. Later I moved to Nyahururu and then to Ol-Kalou. I did my post-graduate training in 1996 in MMed general surgery under Dr Chris Musau who was my supervisor at UoN,” he told the Sunday Nation. In 2001, he started specialising in neurosurgery. “I went for training, started working and I became better every day; I went in as a general surgeon and came out as a neurosurgeon.” He credits his success to his mentors Prof Nimrod Mwang’ombe, Prof V.S.M. Mehta from New Delhi and Dr Musau, his teacher, colleague and senior neurosurgeon at KNH. Dr Mwangi was assisted by doctors Julius Kiboi, Samuel Njiri, Mohan Nilesh and Musau. Dr Kiboi, who has over 10 years’ experience in neurosurgery, was the “navigator” during the operation. His work was to guide Dr Mwangi during the delicate operation. “I joined medical school in 1985. We did anatomy and brain dissection during my first year at medical school and I found it interesting. I joined KNH in 2001.” “Surgery is a long journey, it is an art, it is a meticulous operation. mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Satrine-Osinya-Surgery-Likoni-Attack-KNH/-/1950946/2286116/-/format/xhtml/-/yswxz/-/index.html
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:43:30 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015