BIO

Enyi Okereke was born in Bonny on April 26, 1954 to Eze Daniel (First Speaker of the Eastern Nigeria House of Assembly) and Augusta (Mother) Okereke. Enyi was the youngest of seven children.  His siblings are Mr. Chima Okereke, His Royal Majesty, Eze Kelechi Okereke, Okpu 111 of Okpala, Ambassador Nne Kurubo, Dr. Tati Okereke, Late Mrs. Gogo Abbey, and Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke DG of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.  He completed his primary education in Port Harcourt Township School and started his secondary education in Government College Umuahia and finished at Baptist High School Port Hartcourt before moving to the United States in 1973 for his tertiary education in Pharmacy and Medicine.

Enyi received his B.Sc. degree in Biochemical Pharmacology at the State University of New York, his B.Sc. in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees at Mercer University in Atlanta, and his medical degree (M.D) at Howard University.  He completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of

Pennsylvania with a sub-specialization in a Foot and Ankle fellowship at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York.

Enyi met and fell in love with Moriam Tokunbo Lanval during his studies at Mercer University although their families had long since been friends.  Enyi and Moriam wedded and were blessed with three children, two sons, Karim and Kelechi, and a beloved daughter, Kalaya, and a grandson Karim Joseph Chigozie.

Enyi Okereke was a well renowned Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Foot and Ankle Surgery-Trauma. He was the Chief, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems and an Associate Professor in Orthopedic Surgery at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine. A Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) were he served on several committees, Enyi was also an inductee of the American Orthopedic Association (AOA), and a member of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) where he was the National Treasurer and served on the Executive Board at the National level. He was a member of the Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania, a member of the National Medical Association (NMA) and a life time member of the NAACP.   Enyi was an active member of the Philadelphia Orthopedic Society, where he served on the board as secretary and is currently the Program chairman.   He was an invited speaker in several national and international orthopedic meetings and authored over sixty published articles, book chapters and abstracts in medical journals.

At the University of Pennsylvania, Enyi received the Jesse T. Nicholson Award for teaching excellence. He was named to Philly "Top Docs" and "Best Doctors in America" several times. 

With a flourishing medical career he was also very active in the financial sector both in the USA and Nigeria.  With his strategic skills, vision and leadership, Enyi founded the first company of Nigerian's in the Diaspora, Nashville Capital Partners Limited (NCPL) to collectively invest in Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TransCorp).  NCPL was the only company on the board of TransCorp.  He organized road shows for major financial companies from Nigeria in coordination with ANPA meetings and mobilized Nigerians in the Diaspora to invest in top financial companies in Nigeria. 

Enyi was a distinguished member of the Board of Directors of Foisi Broadcasting Network Nigeria Limited (FBN Africa), a Pan-African television, radio and Internet Broadcast Corporation.  He completed leadership courses at the Kellogg School of Management in Northwestern University's Business School and appeared as an expert guest speaker on both radio and television on matters of musculoskeletal conditions.  He produced several multimedia lectures series for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Orthopedic Association and the Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society.

Enyi served as a Consultant Physician to Professional and Amateur Athletic Teams including the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team, The PENN Relays and the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Teams in basketball, football, lacrosse and track.  He served as a consultant to major Orthopedic Medical Device companies including Zimmer as well as major health insurers. 

Enyi's philanthropic work included coordinating and participating in medical missions to Nigeria, lecturing and mentoring inner city high school students in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, conducting free health fairs in both the USA and Nigeria. Enyi starting donating to Nigeria's healthcare system since 1994 starting with the National Orthopedic Hospital Igbobi. He donated several orthopedic equipment and drugs to other hospitals in various parts of the country. This culminated in his association with ANPA to conduct several medical missions throughout Nigeria giving freely his time and medical and surgical expertise to indigent Nigerians. At the time of his sudden death in Enugu on November 25, 2008, Enyi was helping to train Nigerian Surgeons on the latest modality of minimally invasive surgical procedures.   His biggest passion was his project in an NGO incorporated to focus on Trauma and emergency care in Nigeria specifically road traffic accidents. 

Enyi was a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, brother-in-law, mentor and friend to an endless list of individuals.