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

The WTO boss announced on Thursday that her son was one of the first spinal surgeons in Maryland to perform a successfully navigated lumbar spinal fusion using a robot.

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

She wrote;

“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.”