12/10/2025
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: After a brilliant Sixth Form at DMGS, he proceeded to Cairo University on scholarship and later graduated with an MB, B*h with Honors and nine distinctions. His neurosurgery training in Britain culminated at Atkinson Morleyโs Hospital (London University), where he trained with worldโs first and only CT scanner.
๐๐๐๐๐๐: He pioneered neurosurgery in Eastern Nigeria in 1974 at the University of Nigeria as the third neurosurgery centre in Nigeria after UCH Ibadan and LUTH. He served the University as Head of Neurosurgery, Anatomy, Associate Dean, Dean and Deputy Vice Chancellor / Head of UNEC, respectively, and Emeritus Professor.
His vast working experience in Europe, Asia, America, and Africa prepared him for the subsequent global leadership roles in African and World neurosurgery. He served as President Nigeria Surgical Research Society, Secretary Faculty of Surgery WACS, Treasurer WACS, Foundation President AFNS, and now Honorary President of NANS, AFNS and CAANS.
๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: The desire for excellence led him to establish Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery (MHN), Enugu, Nigeria, the ultramodern 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 six are at various stages of their Residency. MHN has continued to lead the way by installing 1.5T and 0.35T MRI as well as 16-SL 64-SL and 256-SL, C T, as well as Zeiss Pentero 900 Operating Microscope and Neuro-endoscope.
He is continually active in research and is widely published locally and internationally, with over 270 publications to his credit, including the book Geographical Neurosurgery published by the American Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) as its first E-Book.
Beyond the shores of Nigeria, he served the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as Consultant Neurosurgeon and Director of Surgical Education at the NWAFH Tabuk Saudi Arabia that earned him the Excellent Service Award. About fifty other national and international awards are testimonies to his achievements.
He served as Foundation President of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine.
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๐๐๐๐๐: The vision for a Continental Neurosurgery Association was initiated at Marrakesh Morocco in 2005 during the first ever WFNS Congress hosted by Africa. An interim committee was formed with S C Ohaegbulam (Chair) and T Shokunbi (Secretary). The mandate was to form a neurosurgical association that would replace PAANS in the WFNS. A subsequent Congress of PAANS in 2006 endorsed and enlarged the committee with the mandate to produce a Constitution, date, and venue for the launch of an African Neurosurgery Association.
African Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (AFNS) was formally inaugurated on 21st August 2007 at Nairobi, and Samuel Ohaegbulam was installed as Foundation President, Adel El Hakim as Vice President, Mahmoud Qureshi as Secretary, Tayo Shokunbi as Treasurer, and the AFNS was admitted as member of the WFNS. At a meeting held in Nairobi 28 January 2012, with Prof Majid Sami as WFNS Ambassador, it was agreed to form CAANS, and Honorary Presidents were elected followed by the launch on 3rd October 2012 at Cape Town.
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๐๐: He was a Member of the Long-Range Planning Committee (1980 โ 1988). When the recent crises threatened WFNS, he was appointed Member Ethics and Legal Committee (2022 -2024) to assist in restoring peace. He also served as Member of the Nominating Committee (1993 โ 1997), and he is one of the longest serving EC Members.
He was Co-Chairman of Special Committee set up by past President Olusegun Obasanjo on Healthcare problems in Nigeria that produced the book: Towards a New Dawn for the Health Sector in Nigeria Post 2015, which was presented to then President of Nigeria as roadmap.
He is married to Marcelle, and they are blessed with three sons, and one is a neurosurgeon.
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๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: The pioneers have tried their best to lay a solid foundation. With dedication, personal sacrifice, moderate greed for wealth, greater investment by private and public sectors and continental collaboration, supported by international bodies, neurosurgery will achieve great heights.
