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Obinna Ukabam

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Departments & Divisions

Obinna Ukabam, MD, MBA, BASc (Eng.)

Assistant Professor/Clinical

Subspecialties: Advanced Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine

Dr. Obi C. Ukabam is an advanced endoscopist and board-certified gastroenterologist. He is highly skilled in diagnostic and advanced therapeutic procedures including interventional endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), complex endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), and minimally invasive procedures in bariatric patients. He has special interests in pancreaticobiliary diseases, gastrointestinal malignancies, and medical innovation. He is fortunate to have been mentored by Dr. Peter Cotton who pioneered and named the ERCP procedure.
 
Dr. Ukabam received his medical degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine where he graduated at the top of his class. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Medical College of Georgia, Gastroenterology fellowship, and an additional fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy at UT Health San Antonio. He also obtained a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from Davenport University. 
 
Dr. Ukabam quickly established a busy private practice in San Antonio and is a highly sought-after advanced endoscopist. He partnered with several facilities in Texas where he worked in hospital consulting assisting with the design of endoscopy suites, an ambulatory surgical center, and led the development of advanced endoscopy programs while pioneering endoscopic techniques. Dr. Ukabam returns to UT Health San Antonio with his vast knowledge and expertise. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and three children.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2014 - MBA - Healthcare Management - Davenport University, Michigan
    • 2009 - MD - Internal Medicine - St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, Grand Cayman
    • 2003 - BASc - Electrical Engineering and Microwave and Photonic Engineering with Co-op - University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Training

    • 2018 - Fellowship - Advanced Endoscopy - UT Health San Antonio
    • 2017 - Fellowship - Gastroenterology - UT Health San Antonio
    • 2014 - Residency - Internal Medicine - Medical College of Georgia
    • 2012 - Internship - Internal Medicine - Medical College of Georgia

    Highlights

    2023  Adv ESD.  ASGE / Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES)
    2022  EMR, ESD, endoscopic full thickness resection (EFTR), luminal stenting.  ASGE Postgraduate Course
    2021  Third space endoscopy - POEM, ESD, EFTR, NOTES Endoscopic Cholecystectomy;  13th Annual Long Island Live Endoscopy Course.  NYU Winthrop Hospital 

    Appointments

    • 2024 - present - Assistant Professor of Medicine / Clinical - UT Health San Antonio
    • 2022 - present - Assistant Professor of Medicine / Clinical - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine

  • Service

    Community

    Oct 16, 2021 - Gastrointestinal Bleeding: What You Need to Know. S Central TX Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) 40th Annual Educational Seminar. Guest Speaker. The Hilton, San Antonio

    Apr 7, 2018 - Mgnt of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage. S Central TX SGNA Spring Educational Seminar.  Guest Speaker. Presented at the UT Health San Antonio

    Oct 2017 - Updates in C. diff Management - Fecal Microbiota Transplantation. Acute Care Course - Nursing Education, S TX Veterans Health Care System

    Sept 22-24, 2017 - Case presenter, Texas Live - Advanced Endoscopy Procedures, Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (TSGE) Meeting

    Mar 2017 - Fecal Microbiota Transplantation. S Central TX SGNA Spring Educational Seminar, Presented at the UT Health Science San Antonio

    Oct 2016 - Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (Experience with the first case of fecal microbiota transplantation at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System). Acute Care Course - Nursing Education, S TX Veterans Health Care System

    Oct 2016 - Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Acute Care Course - Nursing Education, S TX Veterans Health Care System

    Apr 2016 - Digestion and Absorption. S Central TX SGNA Spring Educational Seminar, UT Health Science San Antonio

  • Publications

      Ukabam, O., Sifuentes, H., Sridhar, S. (2013). An atypical case of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Poster presented at: American College of Physicians (ACP); Savannah, GA. (abstract, poster, and oral presentation)

      Ukabam, O., La Fleur, J., Gardner, J., Robinson, V. (2013). Significance of a negative d-dimer in ruling out intracardiac thrombus. Poster presented at: ACP; Savannah, GA. 

      Ukabam, O.. (2012). Carcinoid Syndrome. Oral Presentation presented at: Gastroenterology Conference Case Presentation - Medical College of Georgia; Augusta, GA. 

      Ukabam, O., Dave, S., Brice, J.. (2012). Escherichia coli induced emphysematous pyelonephritis. Poster presented at: American College of Physicians; Lake Lanier, GA.

      Ukabam, O., Fombi, J.. (2011). Ondine’s curse. Poster presented at: ACP; Callaway Gardens, GA. 

  • Clinical

    Pancreatic cancer screening and management, pancreatic cysts, chronic pancreatitis, bile duct cancer, bile duct stones and strictures, anastomotic biliary strictures, and postoperative bile leaks
    Complex ERCP, SpyGlass cholangiopancreatoscopy
    Interventional EUS including celiac plexus block and neurolysis, cystogastrostomy, necrosectomy, EUS-guided rendezvous ERCP for failed biliary cannulation, EUS-Directed transgastric ERCP (EDGE) in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass anatomy
    Colorectal cancer screening 
    Endoscopic resection of large colon polyps/tumors 
    Endoluminal stenting 
    Endoscopic therapy for complications of GERD
    Radiofrequency ablation for Barrett’s esophagus

    Board Certifications

    • 2017 - American Board of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
    • 2014 - American Board of Internal Medicine

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