Top 10 Best Doctors in Nigeria (2022)

The Top 10 Best Doctors in Nigeria (2022) is a list containing the top best medical doctors from Nigeria.

No medical doctor as far as he saves a life is not the best but in every outstanding, there must be some people that will definitely stand out.

So there are people topping the lists of medical doctors in Nigeria.

The Top 10 Best Doctors in Nigeria (2022) are listed below:

• Dr. Oluyemi Badero
• Prof. Babatunde Oshotimehin
• Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu
• Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevor
• Monday Owens Wiwa
• Dr. Godwin Maduka
• Bankole A. Johnson
• General Oviemo Ovadje
• Dr. Ola Akinboboye
• Dr. Chukwuma Okadigwe

1. Dr. Oluyemi Badero

Dr. Oluyemi Badero is the best medical doctor in Nigeria. He is a Nigerian cardiologist that lives and works in New York.

He completed his education at the University of Ife in his own country before moving to the United States to work.

Currently, he is the president and CEO of Cardiac specialists of Brooklyn, New York, United States.

Six years ago, Castle Connolly ranked him one of the top interventional cardiologists in the United States, earned through the input and recommendations of patients who know and have been treated by this expert.

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2. Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin

Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin was a Nigerian physician and the second-best doctor in Nigeria.

He served as Minister of Health before becoming the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund in 2011.

He held the position of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Until his death in 2017 at 68, he relies on data and evidence.

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3. Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu

Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu is the first indigenous trained neurosurgeon in Nigeria and the first female neurosurgeon in West Africa.

She is from Kogi State but was born in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. Dr. Salamat obtained her first degree from the University of Ilorin’s medical school.

She was trained and specialized under Prof. BB Shehu in neurosurgery at Usmanu Danfodiyo University.

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4. Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevor

Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevor is one of the best endocrinologists and physicians in Nigeria and one of the best medical doctors in Nigeria.

She was born in October 1956 and died in 2014 and is the first person to discover Ebola Virus in Nigeria.

Dr. Stella is credited with halting the spread of the Western African Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing case zero, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine.

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5. Monday Owens Wiwa

Monday Owens Wiwa is a Nigerian medical doctor and also a human rights activist, born on the10 October 1957.

He is one of the best doctors in Nigeria who received his education at the University of Calabar, Nigeria.

At the end of the 1980s, he opened a private clinic in Bori.

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6. Dr. Godwin Maduka

Dr. Godwin Maduka is a Nigerian-American doctor born in 1959. He is also a businessman, philanthropist, and the founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Center.

He is one of the best doctors in Nigeria and one of the wealthiest doctors in West Africa.

Dr. Godwin is recognized globally and helped his native community to build churches, hospitals, and schools across Africa and Nigeria.

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7. Bankole A. Johnson

Bankole A. Johnson, DSc, MD, MPhil, FRCPsych is a licensed physician and board-certified psychiatrist throughout Europe and the United States and one of the best doctors in Nigeria.

Mr. Johnson has dedicated his life and medical practice to studies and research on the use of drugs to treat addictions.

He has developed many strategies for treating alcoholics and has garnered numerous honors for his efforts.

8. General Oviemo Ovadje

Felix Otu Oviemo Ovadje, a Medical Doctor who served in the Nigerian Army as a Brigadier General Chief Consultant Anesthesiologist and an Intensive Care Physician, was born on December 20, 1954, in Nigeria.

He received his training at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital as well as the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

He is best known for creating the EAT-SET (emergency autotransfusion equipment) and this made him one of the best doctors in Nigeria.

It is a medically advanced solution that can be utilized on Nigerian roads to assist save the lives of those injured in traffic accidents and pregnant women.

9. Dr. Ola Akinboboye

Dr. Ola Akinboboye is a Nigerian nuclear cardiologist and one of the best doctors in Nigeria.

Dr. Akinboboye earned his medical education at the College of Medicine in Ibadan, after which he came to the United States to further his study and build an exceptional career treating patients with artery disorders, diabetes, and heart difficulties.

According to reputable medical authorities in the United States, he is currently one of the top New York doctors.

10. Dr. Chukwuma Okadigwe

Dr. Chukwuma Okadigwe is a  general surgeon in Brooklyn, New York, from Nigeria and one of the best doctors in Nigeria.

He graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and has been practicing medicine for over 20 years.

Even though he lives and works in New York, he helps numerous people and makes Nigerians proud of their countrymen.

Summary of the Top 10 Best Doctors in Nigeria (2022):

• Dr. Oluyemi Badero
• Prof. Babatunde Oshotimehin
• Dr. Salamat Ahuoiza Aliu
• Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevor
• Monday Owens Wiwa
• Dr. Godwin Maduka
• Bankole A. Johnson
• General Oviemo Ovadje
• Dr. Ola Akinboboye
• Dr. Chukwuma Okadigwe