Interview with Dr. Samuel Chukwunonyerem Ohaegbulam, a Leading World Neurosurgeon from Nigeria;

SUMMARY: Dr. Ohaegbulam, is from Southern Nigeria, now in Enugu, and founder of the Memfys Multispecialty Hospital in that city. He grew up in Southern Nigeria and rode his bike to school that was distant from his home. He attended medical school in Cairo, Egypt graduated with exposure to Neurosurgery and had further training in the UK including the advanced Atkinson-Morely Hospital where he was exposed to high level neurosurgery and the introduction of the CT scanner, the first in the world. After further work in the UK he returned to Nigeria, which had gone through internal strife during his time away, to develop neurosurgery in his country. He had various academic positions including Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, and was awarded the country's highest academic honor, the Nigeria National Order of Merit award (NNOM). He left to create his own private now multi-specialty hospital in Enugu which is a leading medical center in Nigeria. It is an ultramodern, technologically advanced, and the first Private Hospital that rapidly earned full Accreditation for postgraduate neurosurgery training. MHN has provided short-term posting and full training for over 180 postgraduate doctors. To date, forty-six neurosurgeons have graduated from MHN and another seven are at various stages of their training. He traveled the world to find excellence in neurosurgery, developed neurosurgical associations in Africa. He did pioneering work in studying the Cavernous Sinus and its anatomy among his research publications. He is a leader in medicine and neurosurgery in Africa and the world. He is married to Marcelle, they are blessed with three sons, and one is a Harvard trained neurosurgeon. His story is inspiring in demonstrating that one person can make a difference with excellence as his goal. 60 minutes (Good for Video and Podcast)