Dr. James Nabwangu, a neurosurgeon practicing in the Dakotas was the first student of African descent to graduate from the Johns Hopkins Medical School, and the first doctor of African descent to complete training as a neurosurgeon. Yes, Kenyans do things in style!
He graduated from Alliance High School where his academic performance set records across the entire British Commonwealth, and was part of the Kennedy Air Lift program. After completing his basic medical training, Dr. Nabwangu elected neurosurgery as his specialty, and studied under the pioneers of modern neurosurgery, such as Dr. Wilder Penfield at the Montreal Neurological Institute. There he met and married Dr. Marie Joubert, a French Canadian pediatric neurologist, after whom the “Joubert Syndrome” is named. Dr. Nabwangu still practices neurosurgery in Rapid City, South Dakota.
He has published a book entitled Of Race, Intelligence, Africa And Dr. Watson: A Personal Perspective, an autobiographical expose that was undertaken in the light of Dr. Watson’s recent comments.
Source: Wikipedia
April 23, 2008 at 8:56 am
Definitely a man worth investigating