Chihena Banda M.D., PhD
@ChihenaBanda
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Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Scientist and Academic Surgeon Specialty in Microsurgery, Global Surgery, Regenerative medicine
Lusaka, Zambia
Joined September 2012
#Microsurgery finger replantation 🤚🖐️ is life changing, check out our latest paper investigating a common long-term challenge 😷- Cold intolerance following microsurgical replantation of finger amputations: A retrospective cohort study @makshiraishi
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RT @makshiraishi: Happy to share that our latest article has been published in J Hand and Micro related to cold intolerance after finger re….
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All roads lead to Lusaka! We are excited to welcome participants and faculty from all around the world to the International Basic Microsurgery Course for July🔬🤩🤩🤩
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Happy to share our latest paper published in the World Journal of Surgery exploring the changes in the surgical workforce in Africa 😀- The Evolution of the Specialist Surgeon Workforce in East, Central and Southern Africa
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Background Access to surgery across sub-Saharan Africa faces persistent challenges with substantial disparity between disease burden and the surgical workforce. This updated situational analysis of...
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RT @KidsOperating: This team. 👏. 🇿🇲 In 2021, we installed 3 state-of-the-art pediatric operating rooms at Lusaka University Training Hospit….
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Excited to share our new #Microsurgery publication - Immediate foot reconstruction and revascularization of toes using an interposition superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flow‐through flap
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Foot injuries, particularly degloving injuries, can lead to segmental loss of neurovascular structures in the toes, making simultaneous reconstruction of both the foot and toes challenging. This...
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RT @makshiraishi: Thrilled to share our recent review article related to chronic pain following breast reconstruction. Thank you very much….
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theless, chronic pain following breast reconstruction is a prevalent issue that has a negative impact on overall well-being. Methods To examine recent findings on chronic pain after breast reconstr...
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Congratulations to Dr Edgar Mumba from Ethiopia our very first visiting #PlasticSurgery and #Microsurgery training fellow🥇! Completed his 1-month fellowship and assisted with 3 ALT free flaps for the very first time😃. Thanks to @Smiletrain @SmileTrainAfric for the support🙏
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Awesome day! Official opening of The University of Zambia #Microsurgery Training Center🇿🇲🇯🇵. Big thanks to @Rotary @mextjapan @MieUniversity for recognizing the massive burden of reconstructive surgery in #Africa and the need to train more surgeons locally. Thankyou ありがとう🩷
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RT @rcsi_cosecsa: Thrilled to congratulate Dr. Peter Mushenya, a neurosurgeon from Zambia, on winning the Prof. Sean Tierney Training Fello….
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Happy to share our @makshiraishi first publication of the new year 2024🤩🤩🤩! Microsurgical Treatment for Arteriovenous Malformations in the Hand #microsurgery
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RT @makshiraishi: I am very happy to share the recent review paper from our team . The topic is focused on the microsurgical treatment opti….
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RT @makshiraishi: Thrilled to share our 2nd article (1st Original) related to generative AI. Informed consent documents generated by the ge….
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RT @rcsi_cosecsa: The Gerald O’Sullivan medal is awarded every year to the Fellow who graduates top of the class at the annual @cosecsa exa….
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RT @makshiraishi: Happy to share our very first letter about the potential utility of large language models in diagnosing skin tumors. http….
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To date, the most commercially available large language models have refused to evaluate clinical pictures because of the medical contexts. In our study, on
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Great time in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹! Got an award sharing our research findings on the surgeon #Gender gap in Africa. Special thanks to @IntuitiveSurg @cosecsa @rcsi_cosecsa @RCSI_Irl @surg_workforce @mumbaCK
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RT @ReSurge: Meet Dr. Chihena Banda 👋 The first Zambian plastic surgeon in the country 🇿🇲 Read about his experience training in Japan, plan….
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RT @ReSurge: 🔈 ICYMI 🔈We’re awarding more scholarships to women who apply for The Matolase Mtonga Scholarship. $2,500 (USD) will be awarded….
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Thanks @MrsMaswime for the awesome @cosecsa Faculty lecture👌. We got a lot of work ahead to raise local home-grown solutions to the Global Surgery challenges in LMIC. Keep up the great work you're doing!.
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