The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Student Publication
Agnes Ewongwo
Agnes Ewongwo is a third-year medical student at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physiology with minor in Africana studies and biochemistry from The University of Arizona, Tucson. Agnes is captivated by the complex realm of medical technology and passionate about the intersection of research, culture, policy, and humanism in the practice of medicine. She hopes to explore and merge these different areas throughout her medical training and beyond.
I recently had the opportunity to interview Dr. Valentine Nfonsam, an associate professor with The University of Arizona Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Section of Surgical Oncology specializing in colon and rectal surgery, colorectal oncology and...
Every year, more than one million knee replacement surgeries are done in the United States, and approximately one to two percent of these procedures are followed by infections. These infections are linked to the formation of biofilm–a microbial-derived...
“I can feel just about every finger—it’s a really weird sensation,” Mr. Copeland said a month after surgery. Mr. Copeland’s regained ability to feel again occurred after he was connected to the Brain Computer Interface (BCI) developed by...
