Chigozirim N Ekeke, MD

Dr. Ekeke is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan. He completed his collegiate and medical school degrees at the Ohio State University. He started in General Surgery and transferred to the Integrated Thoracic Surgery program at the University of Pittsburgh/UPMC. He completed a NIH-T32 Post Doctoral Research Fellowship at the Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC, focusing on the mechanisms of treatment response in malignant pleural disease following intrapleural administration of immunotherapy agents. Dr. Ekeke’ s clinical interests include all facets of general thoracic surgery including complex chest wall, airway, esophageal and lung-based disease. He treats malignant and benign disease with advanced endoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical techniques. Dr. Ekeke prides himself in treating advanced thoracic-based disease in patients from all socioeconomic backgrounds, including elderly patients, Jehovah Witnesses, patients with disabilities, and patients with auto-immune disease.

Dr. Ekeke research interests include surgical innovation and clinical research, specifically, exploring the early role of thoracic surgical involvement in lung cancer screening and implementing localized immunotherapy options for thoracic-based malignancies.