Chimaroke Nnamani (born
May 1960) is a medical doctor and Nigerian politician
from Enugu State. He was Governor of Enugu State from
1999 to 2007 and a People's Democratic Party (PDP) Senator for
Enugu East Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011.
Education
Nnamani, though born in Port Harcourt,
hails from Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. He
attended the Methodist Primary School, Enugu, and the College of the Immaculate
Conception (CIC), also in Enugu. He is a graduate of the College of Medicine,
University of Nigeria (Enugu Campus). He had his post-graduate training in the
State University of New York and the Inter-faith Medical Center/Down State
Medical Center, Brooklyn New York (Obstetrics and Gynecology).
His postgraduate training and research
continued at the Perinatal Biology Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda,
Southern California; Molecular Biology and Tissue Cytology Laboratory, Jerry
“L” Pettis Veterans Administration Hospital, Loma Linda, California; Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Perinatal Biology, College of Medicine, Loma
Linda University (with specialization in maternal fetal medicine); and College
of Medicine, University of South Florida.
Research Interest
Basic Science: Gap junction physiology,
cell-to-cell communication modulated by connexin protein, tissue cytology,
molecular biology and prenatal biology.
Clinical Interest: Premature labour,
prematurity and high-risk pregnancy, obstetrics ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis
and genetics. He has had research publications and abstract presentations in
major scientific journals and meetings (Nnamani et al, 1994, Biology of
Reproduction, 50, 377-389).
Medical Practice/Teaching: Before he veered into
politics and public service back home in Nigeria, Dr. Nnamani was an attending
physician in the following health facilities in the United States: Loma Linda
University Medical Center, California; San Bernardino County Medical Center,
California; Riverside General Hospital, California; Florida Hospital, Orlando,
Florida; and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children, Orlando, Florida.
He was a maternal and fetal
medicine specialist with the Maternal and Fetal Medicine Associates, Principal
Practicing Group, Orlando, Florida.
Professional Societies: He belonged to a number of
professional societies such as the American College of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, American Institute of
Ultrasound in Medicine and the American Society for Cell Biology.
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