Dr. Godwin Ofikwu, MD, FACS

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1040 Wigwam Pkwy Suite 100 Henderson NV, 89074 Show map

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Godwin Ofikwu MD, ABS, ABCRS, Clinical assistant professor of Surgery at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is a colon and rectal surgeon practicing in Henderson and Las Vegas, NV. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. As a colon and rectal surgeon, Dr. Ofikwu often treats conditions like rectal cancer, colon cancer, hemorrhoids, anal fissures and diverticulitis, to mention a few. He is specialized in performimg Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeries. Colon and rectal surgeons may be referred to you by your gastroenterologist if your doctor believes you need a surgical procedure.

Meet Godwin Ofikwu M.D., Surgeon, proud father, and local basketball star. From a young age, Dr. Ofikwu was driven by a fervent desire to help people and he quickly realized that becoming a surgeon would provide him not only the path, but also the tools to sculpt a life around that vocation. Raised in Nigeria, he graduated from Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital in 2000, with the distinction of “Best Graduating Medical Student in Surgery.” He served as house medical officer and went on to become a resident Surgeon in the same teaching hospital. After moving to New York in 2006, Dr. Ofikwu served as Assistant Director of the Department of Quality Management at Harlem Hospital. He also completed his residency training in general surgery with The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons at Harlem Hospital Medical Center later in 2015. Dr. Ofikwu’s surgical oncology resident training was at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He completed colorectal surgery fellowship training at Ferguson Clinic, Michigan State University. He then worked as an Attending Colorectal Surgeon with Atlantic Shore Surgical Associates in New Jersey, before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2017. He has since owned and managed a thriving General and Colorectal surgical practice, Global Surgical Solutions and Colorectal Surgical Associates of Nevada which has seen tremendous growth over the years. He is affiliated with several hospitals in Southern Nevada. And has garnered a reputation for helping care for, and coordinating care of patients with complex and complicated cases involving colorectal Surgery and other specialties, to help provide compassionate care for patients in those situations, giving him a most competitive edge.

Dr. Ofikwu has been a member of the American College of Surgeons since 2011, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons since 2012, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons since 2014. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He is also a fellow of American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Ofikwu received the Service Excellence Award for 2018-second quarter by then-CEO Ryan Jensen of Desert Springs Hospital. He has published and co-authored several articles in Surgery. When Dr. Ofikwu isn’t playing basketball or watching movies with his wife and kids, his attention is on the Ofikwu Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to helping resource poor patients gain access to surgery and proper preventative medicine. He is focused on bringing progressive, health-forward projects to underserved communities while investing heavily in children’s education and simultaneously furthering the livelihoods of the people. While Dr. Ofikwu’s call to service was loud and clear in early childhood, he genuinely enjoys the human interaction and interpersonal relationships developed through the process of his patient’s care, seeing them achieve healthy, active lifestyles through state-of-the-art treatment protocols.

Education and Training

Ahmadu Bello University Medical Degree 2000

Board Certification

American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery

American Board of Surgery

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Dr. Godwin Ofikwu, MD, FACS

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Hemeroids
Your treatment depends of the type of hemorrhoids. External hemorrhoids or internal hemorrhoids that has prolapsed out. You need to see a Colorectal Surgeon. Meanwhile you can take Sitz bath ( sit in lukewarm water for about 15 minutes twice daily, make sure water is not hot if not it will burn you.) Take 25-35g fiber daily and drink 2-3 liters of water daily. stool softener and lidocaine gel OTC. If your pain is very severe, then go to the emergency room. READ MORE
I need help diagnosing flesh strand in rectal cavity?
Good morning. I am Sorry to hear about what you are going through. Based on your description, it is difficult to know what this fleshlike strand hanging from your rectum is without looking at it. Because many conditions can have similar presentation as you described. Anal skin tag, prolapsed internal hemorrhoids, hypethrophied internal anal papila or prolapsed rectal mucosa can all present the way you described it. You need to make an appointment to see a Colorectal Surgeon to help you narrow down to one diagnosis after examing you. Then he can profer treatment for you. Good luck with everything. READ MORE
Frequent diarrhea
There are several causes of diarrhea: 1. If you ate a meal at a place or it was prepared by people you are not used to recently, you may have gastroenteritis from bacterial toxin contamination. If that is the case, most of the time the diarrhea is your body's way of getting rid of the contamination/ poison from the bacteria by washing it out. You don't stop that diarrhea, you want your body to get rid of that poison. But your body uses a lot of water from your body to wash this poison out of you. The issue with that is that, you will become dehydrated and lose important electrolytes. This may cause injury to your kidneys. So you want to rehydrate with drinking a lot of fluids. water alone can not be used to rehydrate you because your intestins need some sugar to absorb water when you have diarrhea. Treatment: Buy over the counter oral rehydration solution and dilute in clean water and drink as much as you need to. It will correct your dehydration and electrolyte loss. 2. Because you also have fever, you may have a bacteria contamination that is invasive, meaning it is penetrating into your cells from the intestines and causing fever with what is called dysentery. You may get tenismus, meaning you get the urge to move your bowel but when you go to actually move it only mucous with or without some blood stains will pass. For this you need in addition to hydration as above, some antibiotics. So you will need to contact your doctor for full evaluation and appropriate antibiotics. 3. Diarrhea alternating with constipation: Although you did not give this history, sometimes diarrhea may be result of partial colonic obstruction by a mass. In this case, one gets constipated for some time due to mass blockage, bacteria acts on the stool, gets it liquified, and then it passes out through the narrow opening as liquid stools. In this case one may need a colonoscopy to rule out malignancy in addition to rehydration as outline above. 4.Medication related diarrhea. Reaction to antibiotics may cause diarrhea. Antibiotics use can also kill off good bacteria and leave Clostridium defficile bacteria that causes bad diarrhea that may be associated with fever sometimes. In conclusion, after rehydration, if your symptoms worsens or persists, go to the nearest emergency room or call your doctor or 911 if you are unable to take yourself to ER READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Colorectal Surgery

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
American Medical Association

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

Ofikwu Foundation

Dr. Godwin Ofikwu, MD, FACS's Practice location

Colorectal Surgical Associates of Nevada

1040 Wigwam Pkwy Suite 100 -
Henderson, NV 89074

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Get to know Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Godwin Ofikwu, who serves patients in Henderson, Nevada.

A skilled colorectal surgeon, Dr. Ofikwu works with patients at his private practice – Colorectal Surgical Associates of Nevada – located in Henderson. He enjoys treating his patients and seeing them achieve healthy, active lifestyles through state-of-the art treatment protocols. More importantly, he enjoys the human interaction and personal relationships they develop in the process.

Back in the early days of his academic career, he earned his medical degree from the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria in 2000, and received an award for being the Best Graduating Medical Student in Surgery. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed his internship and residency in general surgery at Columbia University, Harlem Hospital in 2015, followed by a fellowship in colorectal surgery at the Ferguson Clinic, Michigan State University in 2016. He was also a surgical oncology resident at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2013.

As a testament to his success, the doctor is board-certified in colon & rectal surgery and general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Colorectal surgery is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. The field is also known as proctology, but this term is now used infrequently within medicine and is most often employed to identify practices relating to the anus and rectum in particular. A colorectal surgeon is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of anorectal and colorectal conditions (conditions of the colon, rectum, and anus).

Happily married, Dr. Ofikwu and his wife have three children. He and his children recently moved to the Henderson area while his wife works on her neuroradiology fellowship. In his spare time, he likes to play all sports, especially basketball, volleyball and soccer. He also enjoys watching movies, traveling, spending time with his family, and looks forward to exploring the beautiful desert state of Nevada. Speaking several languages, he is fluent in English, Udoma, and Hausa.