Dr. Worku Mekonnen
Founder, Medical Director & Chief Expert Orthopedic Surgeon
MD (1984) · Certificate of Specialty in Orthopaedic Surgery, Addis Ababa University (1993) · FCS Orth (ECSA)
Dr. Worku Mekonnen founded Yordanos Hospital, growing it from a small orthopedic clinic opened in 1998 into a specialized orthopedic and trauma hospital inaugurated in 2007 and serving patients across Ethiopia and East Africa.
Born in Burie, Gojjam, he graduated as a medical doctor from Minsk State Medical Institute in Belarus in 1984. He spent the first ten years of his career serving patients in hospitals in Ogaden, Woldiya, Bahir Dar, and Addis Ababa, and trained in orthopaedics at Black Lion Hospital. Addis Ababa University awarded him its Certificate of Specialty in Orthopaedic Surgery in 1993.
A Fellow of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa since 2015, Dr. Worku completed a visiting fellowship in orthopedic, trauma, and adult reconstructive surgery at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand in 2017, and continues to train internationally — from SICOT World Congresses to cadaveric hip and knee arthroplasty courses.
He continues to see patients and lead complex surgical cases at Yordanos Hospital, alongside mentoring the hospital's clinical team.
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