Uzoma Nwakibu, MD, Joins the Riverside Orthopedic Specialists Team

October 21, 2026
Uzoma Nwakibu, MD

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Tags: Hand Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedics

Riverside Healthcare is pleased to welcome Dr. Uzoma Nwakibu to the Riverside Orthopedic Specialists team.

Dr. Nwakibu earned his medical degree at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine (Chapel Hill, NC). He went on to complete an Orthopaedic Surgery Internship at Atlanta Medical Center, an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center, and a Hand & Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Nwakibu specializes in hand and upper extremity surgery and is accepting new patients at the Riverside Orthopedic & Spine Center, located at 100 Riverside Drive, Bourbonnais.

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