Nigerian doctor Oluyinka Olutoye who removed tumour from unborn baby at 23 weeks and returned her to the womb

Meet Nigerian-born surgeon Dr Oluyinka Olutoye, the doctor behind the historic fetal surgery that saved Lynlee Hope Boemer after removing a tumour from her unborn body at 23 weeks. Nigerian-born surgeon Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye became globally recognised after helping perform a rare fetal surgery in 2016 that involved temporarily removing an unborn baby, removing a life-threatening tumour and returning the baby to the womb The baby, Lynlee Hope Boemer, was diagnosed with sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT), a rare tumour near the tailbone that threatened her survival before doctors performed the surgery at 23 weeks of pregnancy After the successful operation, Lynlee was delivered at about 36 weeks and later underwent another procedure to remove remaining tumour tissue. Her case became known worldwide as the story of the “baby born twice Beyond the landmark surgery, Dr. Olutoye has continued building his career in paediatric and fetal surgery, serving in leadership roles including Surgeon-in-Chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, while contributing to the advancement of complex children’s healthcare