Ferdinand A. Ofodile

Changing Perceptions, Changing Lives (eBook, ePUB)

The Improbable Journey of a Black Plastic Surgeon

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A compelling account of the struggle to redefine Black beauty through research, thereby changing the notion- the old maxim that to be considered beautiful, one has to look Caucasian. In Changing Perceptions, Changing Lives, professor Ferdinand Ofodile captivates us with his narration of his journey from Nnobi, a small village in rural Nigeria to America where he attained the distinction of becoming the first Black plastic surgeon to be appointed a Clinical Professor Emeritus in the specialty of Plastic Surgery. In 1982 professor Ofodile became the Chairman of Harlem Hospital Plastic Surgery Program and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University in New York. There were less than fifty Black plastic surgeons in the USA at the time, a pitiful number compared to with the thousands of White plastic surgeons in the country. To make matters worse, there was general misconception of Black aesthetic features, Black plastic surgery and Black plastic surgeons as a group. Professor Ofodile became part of a small vanguard of Black plastic surgeons that, independently, committed their research and careers to changing those misconceptions. In this book, professor Ofodile gives a fascinating step by step account of his contributions to that effort. Professor Ferdinand Azikiwe Ofodile is a US trained, and Board certified plastic surgeon. He retired as Clinical Professor Emeritus of Plastic Surgery and Special Lecturer at Columbia University, New York, after holding the positions of Program Director of the Harlem Hospital Plastic Surgery Program, Harlem Hospital Site Director of the New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia/Cornell) Plastic Surgery Program. Upon completing his high school education at the Prestigious Government College Umuahia in Nigeria, Professor Ofodile was admitted to Northwestern university in Evanston/Chicago, Illinois where he obtained his BSc and MD degrees. He went on to complete his training in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery, capped by a Chief Residency/Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. Professor Ofodile has published many scientific articles and contributed several book chapters. He has received many honors. Professor Ofodile is married and has four children.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798350953138
• Artikelnr.: 72287319