Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neurologist who first discovered and published findings on chronic traumatic brain disease in soccer players in the United States working at the Allegheny County Office of Investigators in Pittsburgh. Subsequently, he became the principal medical examiner for San Joaquin County, California, and was a professor at the University of California, Davis, in the department of medical pathology and laboratory medicine.
| Born | September 30, 1968, Nnokwa, Idemili South, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian and naturalized U.S. citizen |
| Alma mater | University of Nigeria, Nsukka (MBBS, 1990), University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, (MPH, Epidemiology, 2004), Carnegie Mellon University, (MBA, 2008) |
| Occupation | Medical doctor, forensic pathologist, professor, medical examiner |
| Known for | The first to discover and publish findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in American football players while working at the Allegheny County Coroner's Office in Pittsburgh. |
| Notable work | Truth Doesn't Have a Side: My Alarming Discovery about the Danger of Contact Sports |
| Spouse(s) | Prema Mutiso |
| Children | 2 |
Doctor Bennet Omalu was born in Anambra, Nigeria on September 1, 1968. He's 55 years old today.
Football Player Mike Webster's autopsy in 2002 changed the face of professional football forever. Forensic and neuropathologist He identified a disorder he dubbed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, which is caused by repeated head trauma and has been found in a huge number of deceased NFL players, while analyzing his brain.
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Bennet Omalu was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1968 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).
He enrolled in the University of Nigeria when he was just 16 years old, proving to be a talented student. Before arriving to the United States in 1994, he worked as a doctor in Nigeria.
Movie Actor Will Smith portrayed Omalu in the film Concussion, which was based on the narrative of his discovery and subsequent publication. He has worked as the chief medical examiner in California's San Joaquin County and has taught at UC Davis.
With his wife Prema Mutiso, he has two children. He was born into a family of six children and grew up during the Nigerian Civil War.
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While he first thought his discoveries would be well-received by the football community, the NFL and commissioner Business Executive Roger Goodell have opposed them because they threaten the sport's character.
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