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  1. BornSeptember 30, 1968 · Enugwu Ukwu, Anambra State, Nigeria
    SpousePrema Mutiso
    Children2
    Early life

    Omalu is of Igbo ancestry, and was born in Enugwu Ukwu, Njikoka, Anambra in southeastern Nigeria on September 30, 1968, the sixth of seven siblings. He was born during the Nigerian Civil War, which caused his … See more

    Education and career

    Omalu began primary school at age 6, and earned entrance into the Federal Government College Enugu for secondary school. He attended medical College and graduated at 21 from the University of Nigeria, Ns… See more

    Research

    Omalu's autopsy of former Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers player Mike Webster in 2002 led to the re-emergence of awareness of a neurologic condition associated with chronic head trauma called chronic traumatic e… See more

    In popular media

    Omalu's efforts to study and publicize CTE in the face of NFL opposition were reported in a GQ magazine article in 2009 by journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas. The article was later expanded by Laskas into a book, Concussio… See more

     
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  1. Dr. Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu // ⓘ (born September 30, 1968 [ 1 ]) is a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players while working at the Allegheny County coroner's office in Pittsburgh. [ 2 ]
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    Dr. Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu // ⓘ (born September 30, 1968 [ 1 ]) is a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players while working at the Allegheny County coroner's office in Pittsburgh. [ 2 ]
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    Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a Nigerian-American doctor who is best known for discovering chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the brain injury affecting former National Football League players, among others. Omalu’s discovery and the reaction to it prompted the 2015 film Concussion starringt the actor Will Smith.
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    Bennet Omalu, is a Nigerian American physician, neuropathologist, and forensic pathologist, highly acclaimed for conducting pioneering research on CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and publishing a paper on his groundbreaking investigation.
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    Who Is Bennet Omalu? Bennet Omalu graduated from the University of Nigeria's medical school, before continuing his training in the United States. In 2002, he discovered the presence of a degenerative disease in the brain of former pro football player Mike Webster, naming the condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
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    Bennet Omalu Pathology was founded by a leading and eminent forensic pathologist and neuropathologist, Dr. Bennet Omalu, who identified a disease he called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy [CTE] in the brains of deceased athletes and military veterans; and received the “Distinguished Service Award” in 2016, which is the highest award of the American Medical Association.
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    May 16, 2016 · Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a Nigerian-American doctor who is best known for discovering chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the brain injury affecting former National Football League players, among others.

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