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By Anthony Langley
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Oluyinka Olutoye, M.D., Ph.D., wanted to be a doctor from an early age. As he recalls, the desire stemmed from a childhood experience in his native Nigeria.
“I had a sick family member, and a doctor made a house call to see them,” Olutoye said.
“I remember following him around our home, trying to see as much as I could. After he left, I would play doctor around the house.”
After high school, Olutoye enrolled in a six-year medical program at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, where he graduated in 1988 as valedictorian with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
“I chose surgery because I liked being able to identify problems in the body and fix them,” Olutoye said.
“When I was in school, I also enjoyed embryology, so pediatric surgery was a natural draw.”
Olutoye knew that if he stayed in Nigeria, he would not have access to the lates