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 | |
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| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Alma mater | University of Zimbabwe |
| Known for | Separation of conjoined twins |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, Pediatric Surgeon |
| Institutions | University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences |
Research interests
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edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nehanda Radio". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Newsday". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "The Medical blog". Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Herald, The. "Zim poised for medical tourism breakthrough". The Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "MDPCZ". Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "PubMed". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "University of Zimbabwe". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Separating siamese twins in a low resource hospital Bothwell Mbuwayesango TEDxHarare". TEDx Talks. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.