About Nkemakonam Ikekpeazu, MD, FACS
Dr. Nkemakoman Ikepeazu is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He was born and raised in Nigeria where he received his medical education at the University of Calabar College of Medical Sciences. He came to the U.S. in 1992 and did his residency in General Surgery at the Yale University School of Medicine, Hospital of St. Raphael, in New Haven, where he received numerous awards, including Resident of the Year, and was twice given the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. He is known to patients and associates as “Dr. Ike.”
A U.S. citizen, Dr. Ike has been a general surgeon in private practice in Connecticut since 1999. His independent practice is affiliated with.
- Yale New Haven Hospital
- Milford Hospital
- Midstate Hospital, Meriden
- Yale New Haven Hospital North Haven Endoscopy Center
He performs a wide range of procedures, including:
- Colonoscopy and upper endoscopy
- Laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery
- Ventral, incisional, umbilical, and epigastric hernia surgery
- Open colorectal and anorectal surgery
- Open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder surgery)
- Open cholecystectomy
- Common bile duct exploration
- Thyroid and parathyroid
- Hemorrhoidectomy, fissurectomy, fistulotomy
Dr. Ike has certification from the American Board of Surgery and is a member of:
- New Haven County Medical Society
- Connecticut State Medical Society
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of General Surgeons
He has served as Secretary of the Medical Staff and a member of the Medical Executive Board at the Yale University School of Medicine, Hospital of St. Raphael.
Dr. Ike is President of the Enugu State Association of Connecticut, which promotes interaction among people from the Igbo state of Nigeria living in Connecticut. He has worked with his church’s youth mentorship programs and enjoys tennis and reading.