Patricia Sulaiman

US-Based Neurosurgeon, Dr. Olawale Sulaiman takes a pay cut in the US to perform free brain and spine surgeries for underprivileged patients in Nigeria.

Nigerian-born neurosurgeon based in the United States, Dr. Olawale Sulaiman, has drawn international admiration for his extraordinary act of service — taking a pay cut to return home regularly and perform free brain and spinal surgeries for those who cannot afford them.

At 49, Sulaiman holds several prominent roles in the United States: Professor of Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery, and Chairman of the Neurosurgery Department at the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. Yet, every