Meet The Nigerian Neurosurgeon Who Does Free Operations
October 4, 2019
4:54 am
Neurosurgeons are known as skilled operators. But straddling surgeries across two continents? That’s a different skill entirely.
Dr. Olawale Sulaiman, 41, is a professional neurosurgeon and spinal surgery and chairman for the neurosurgery department and back and spine center at the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute in New Orleans. He lives in Louisiana, but splits his time between the US and Nigeria, spending up to 12 days each month providing healthcare in the country of his birth — sometimes for free.
Born in Lagos Island, Lagos, Sulaiman says his motivation comes from growing up in a relatively poor region.
“I am one
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