Bothwell Mbuwayesango

Bothwell Anesu Mbuwayesango is a Zimbabwean pediatric surgeon who successfully led an all Zimbabwean team that separated conjoined twins in 2014 during an eight-hour operation at Harare hospital; it was the country's second successful separation, the first was in 1985.[1][2][3] The two-month-old male twins were joined at the chest and abdomen (including the liver - which can bleed heavily if cut).[4] In 2021 Mbuwayesango led another successful separation during an eighteen-hour surgery at the same hospital.[5] Mr Mbuwayesango was a Council member of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe.[6] He has published articles in the medical literature.[7]

Bothwell Anesu Mbuwayesango
NationalityZimbabwean
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe
Known forSeparation of conjoined twins
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, Pediatric Surgeon
InstitutionsUniversity of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

Research interests

External video

Separating siamese twins in a low resource hospital [9]

References
  1. Madzimbamuto, F D; Mbuwayesango, B; Zimunhu, T (2017). "Separation of Conjoined Twins in Harare, Zimbabwe: Case Report". East and Central African Journal of Surgery. 21 (3): 98. doi:10.4314/ecajs.v21i3.15. ISSN 2073-9990.
  2. "Nehanda Radio". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. "Newsday". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. "The Medical blog". Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. Herald, The. "Zim poised for medical tourism breakthrough". The Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. "MDPCZ". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. "PubMed". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  8. "University of Zimbabwe". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  9. "Separating siamese twins in a low resource hospital Bothwell Mbuwayesango TEDxHarare". TEDx Talks. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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