The son of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has broken a medical record in Maryland, United States.

The exited mother announced that her son, Dr. Uchechi Iweala, was one of the first spinal surgeons in Maryland to perform a successful navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a robot.

The WTO boss took to her Twitter account to share the good news, as she congratulated and encouraged her son on his medical feat.

In the pictures she shared, the former minister, “Congratulations Dr. Uchechi Iweala, on being one of the first spinal surgeons in Maryland to perform a successful navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a robot! So proud to be your Mum! Keep it going!”

See pictures below:

WTO Director, Okonjo-Iweala celebrates son, Uchechi, as he breaks medical record in US

According to the Center for Advanced Orthopeadics, Dr. Iweala is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery.

The doctor earned his Bachelor’s and Masters Degrees from Harvard and completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at George Washington University. Furthermore, Dr. Iweala completed a fellowship in spine surgery at New York University.

He majors in Robotic Spine Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Cervical and Lumbar Disc Replacement, Spinal Fusion/Arthrodesis, Nerve Releases, etc.