Dr. Nelson M. Oyesiku

 

Dr. Oyesiku was born in Nigeria where he graduated from St. Gregory’s College and received his medical degree from the University of Ibadan. He then attended the University of London, UK as a Commonwealth Scholar where he obtained a Masters of Science degree in Occupational Medicine. He completed his Surgery Internship at the University of Connecticut-Hartford Hospital. He obtained his neurosurgical training at Emory University, Atlanta.  During his residency he also completed a PhD degree in neuroscience at Emory University studying the role of neurotrophic factors in neuronal survival and regeneration.

Dr. Oyesiku was appointed to the neurosurgical faculty at Emory upon completion of his training. He is currently Professor of Neurological Surgery and Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) at Emory University. He occupies the Al Lerner Chair in Neurosurgery and is Vice-Chairman, Dept of Neurological Surgery and Director of the Neurosurgical Residency Program. His clinical and research focus is the surgical treatment and molecular biology of pituitary tumors. He received an NIH CIDA Award and Medical Faculty Development Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He is a recipient of an NIH RO1 award for the molecular imaging and targeting of pituitary tumors. He is PI of the R25 NIH training grant for Neurosurgery.Dr Oyesiku has served Emory University, Emory Clinic and the Emory Hospital on various committees and he has also served on several state and regional committees.Dr Oyesiku is Editor-in-Chief of NEUROSURGERY, the official journal of the CNS. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and is Chairman of the Maintenance of Certification Committee. He was recently appointed Chairman of the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He is on the Residency Review Committee of Neurosurgery of the ACGME.  He is author of over 100 scientific articles and book chapters.

He has been selected by his peers as one of The Best Doctors in America and was selected by the Consumer Research Council of America as one of America’s Top Surgeons. He is named in Marquis Who’s Who in America. He is a member of the Honor Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha.