| Intro | Zimbabwean pediatric surgeon | ||
| Is | Surgeon | ||
| From | Zimbabwe | ||
| Type | Healthcare | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Residence | Zimbabwe | ||
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Bothwell Anesu Mbuwayesango is a Zimbabwean pediatric surgeon who successfully led an all Zimbabwean team that separated conjoined twins in 2014 during an eight-hour operation at Harare hospital; it was the country’s second successful separation, the first was in 1985. The two-month-old male twins were joined at the chest and abdomen (including the liver – which can bleed heavily if cut). Mr Mbuwayesango was a Council member of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe. He has published articles in the medical literature.
Research interests
- Gastroschisis
- Obstructive jaundice
- Intussusception
- Minimal access surgery