Ongoing Research Projects

 The following is a list of the active graduate students who are working on projects with World Spine Care:

• Louisa Onyewadume, M.D. student

  • Topic: A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent spine surgery at Princess Marina, Gaborone Private, and Bokamoso Private Hospitals to determine relationship between post-surgery surgical site HIV seropositive status.

  • Degree: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

  • University/Institute: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Neurosurgery Department

  • Research Locations: Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone Private Hospital, Bokamoso Private Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana

  • E-mail: lxo45@case.edu

• Greg Kawchuk, DC, MSc, PhD

  • Topic: Lumbar Bracing for Acute Low Back Pain in the Dominican Republic: A Feasibility Study

  • University of Alberta, Faculty of Rehabilitative Medicine

  • Sites: World Spine Care Clinic, Moca, Dominican Republic