Dr Nathaniel Usoro presented this paper as an oral abstract at the Annual Scientific Conference of the Bloodless Medicine & Surgery Society (2021) to highlight the benefits of bloodless surgery in a pandemic.
Dr Usoro is Chief Consultant General Surgeon in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital in Nigeria and heads the Bloodless Surgery Unit in that institution. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and the International College of Surgeons. He has served a tenured position as Head of Surgery in his institution (2013-2015), during which time he instituted the teaching of Blood Conservation and Bloodless Surgery to medical students and residents in his institution, and he is still teaching those courses till date.
Dr Usoro is the founding Chairman of the Bloodless Medicine & Surgery Group in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, a multidisciplinary group of professional volunteers providing bloodless care for patients, with excellent outcomes, since 2007. He is a member of several international professional societies and is currently the President of the Bloodless Medicine & Surgery Society. He also serves in the Membership Committee and Conference Planning Committee of the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SAPB).
Dr Usoro is passionate about improving clinical outcomes and protecting patients' rights through blood transfusion avoidance. He has presented several papers on the subject in international professional meetings, published in renowned peer-reviewed journals, and has a book chapter to his name. Dr Usoro is the recipient of a number of awards, including the 2016 SABM Kathleen J Sazama Award “For Outstanding Leadership in Advancing Patients’ Rights in Patient Blood Management.”
