01 PUBLIC INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATION
Spine Outcomes
Dashboard
Explore pain, disability, hospital stay, complications and follow-up across 240 fictional spine surgery patients.
Runs in your browser · Fictional demonstration data
ORTHOPAEDICS · DIGITAL HEALTH · AI
Clinical insight.
Technical curiosity.
Better care.
I’m Israel Oheji ABI, an orthopaedic clinician, researcher and educator exploring how data and artificial intelligence can improve healthcare.
◉ Kano, Nigeria / A global health perspective
Clinical care✳Research & evidence✳Responsible health AI✳Education
01 / ABOUT
A clinician’s perspective.
A builder’s mindset.
My work connects orthopaedic and trauma care with public health, research, and the practical use of digital technology.
Based at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala–Kano, I bring a clinical perspective to questions about musculoskeletal outcomes, access to care, and the responsible adoption of AI.
At Clinix AI, I explore the design of digital health tools suited to resource-limited settings. My interests connect clinical practice, research, education, and responsible innovation.
MBBSMSc Public HealthMD (Orthopaedics and Trauma)
02 / SELECTED PROJECTS
Ideas made tangible.
Technical work grounded
in clinical questions.
Spine Outcomes
02 LOCAL REGISTRY PROTOTYPE
Zoe Spine
Registry
A local workspace for continuous patient entry, repeat operations, follow-up assessments, descriptive analysis and research exports.
Install on your computer · Synthetic-data testing
03
CLINICAL MACHINE LEARNING
COVID Laboratory Prediction
A Python project exploring laboratory-based prediction with logistic regression and random forest.
Explore implementation, methods, and limitations in the GitHub repositories ↗.
03 / RESEARCH
Research interests.
My research interests connect orthopaedic surgery,
digital health, and trustworthy healthcare AI.
Digital twins for endoscopic surgery
Exploring patient-specific digital models to support surgical planning, simulation, and decision-making in endoscopic spine surgery.
Minimally invasive orthopaedic surgery
Studying surgical techniques, patient selection, functional recovery, and outcomes following minimally invasive procedures.
Trustworthy AI for musculoskeletal care
Developing and evaluating reliable, explainable, and clinically useful AI tools for predicting outcomes and supporting musculoskeletal care.
Digital health & clinical informatics
Exploring electronic health records, longitudinal clinical data, and decision-support tools that fit healthcare workflows.
Healthcare AI governance, policy & safety
Investigating human oversight, accountability, equity, and policies that support safe and responsible healthcare AI, particularly in resource-limited settings.
Selected research experience
Clinical and orthopaedic research
- Randomised double-blind controlled trial of perioperative parenteral corticosteroids for dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery.
- Choosing the lowest instrumented vertebra in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with concomitant spondylolysis — co-authored conference presentation, Nigerian Spine Society, 2026.
- Cranio-cervical instability: case series and management outcomes — co-authored conference presentation, Nigerian Medical Association, Kano, 2025.
- Musculoskeletal tumour epidemiology — co-authored conference presentation, National Orthopaedic Association, 2025.
- Arthroscopic Bankart repair for recurrent shoulder dislocation — co-authored conference presentation, National Orthopaedic Association, 2025.
- Total knee arthroplasty in severe fixed valgus knees — co-authored conference abstract, SICOT, 2025.
- Revision hip arthroplasty using Wagner’s monoblock stem, and arthroscopic lateral release with medial plication for recurrent patellar dislocation — co-authored conference presentations, National Orthopaedic Association, 2024.
- Additional research experience includes bilateral total hip arthroplasty morbidity and mortality, arthroscopic patellar stabilisation, and traditional bone setter interventions associated with gangrene-related limb loss.
Digital health, AI and health policy
- Bridging the Policy Gap: Burnout among Resident Doctors and the Urgent Need for Structured Call Hour Regulation — published work.
- Impact of Electronic Health Records on Healthcare in Africa — systematic review with a protocol listed in my CV.
- Physician-led stewardship in AI and digital health — conceptual framework manuscript.
- From Artificial Intelligence to Augmented Intelligence: Beyond the Turing Test to the Humanity Test — submitted manuscript.
- Patient awareness and understanding of healthcare AI; trust and willingness to receive AI-assisted care; and patient expectations concerning transparency, privacy and human oversight — research projects.
- Reimagining Consent in the Era of Global Digital Health Platforms — research work.
Research leadership and scholarly service
- Hospital Co-Lead, SurgWeek2 Global Surgical Collaboration Study, 2026.
- Abstract reviewer, Africa CDC International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), 2026; peer reviewer, Cureus, since 2025.
- Centre Coordinator, NARD Research Collaboration Network, and lecturer/research supervisor at National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala–Kano.
04 / EDUCATION
Knowledge becomes useful
when it can be shared.
I teach research methodology and orthopaedic pathology at the School of Orthotics and Prosthetics, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala–Kano.
My educational interests include clear clinical reasoning, practical research methods, and approachable introductions to data science for healthcare professionals.
CLINICAL EDUCATION
Research methods
Orthopaedic pathology
Health data & AI
Orthopaedic pathology
Health data & AI
05 / CONNECT
Let’s work on
better questions.
Interested in clinical research, health AI,
digital health, or educational collaboration?