(Physician, Forensic pathologist, Neuropathologist)
Bennet Omalu a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist. |
Quick Facts of Bennet Omalu
Age: | 56 years 2 months |
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Birth Date: | September 30, 1968 |
Full Name: | Bennet Omalu |
Net Worth: | $710 million |
Last Updated: | February 26, 2017 |
Birth Place: | Idemili South, Nigeria |
Horoscope (Sunshine): | Libra |
Salary: | $285,000 |
Height / How tall : | 68.1102362 Inches |
Ethnicity (Race): | African |
Nationality: | Mixed (Nigerian and Neutralized American) |
Profession: | Physician, Forensic pathologist, Neuropathologist |
Father's Name: | John Donatus Amaechi Omalu |
Education: | University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health |
Weight: | 80 kg Kg |
Hair Color: | Black |
Eye Color: | Black |
Lucky Number: | 9 |
Lucky Stone: | Peridot |
Lucky Color: | Blue |
Best Match for Marriage: | Gemini |
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Trust in the great American ingenuity. We can derive more intelligent, more brain-friendly ways we can play football.
We are members of one another. What binds us together is far greater than what separates us... because of our interconnectivity, what happens to the least of us happens to all of us. Whatever you do for the least of us, you do for all of us.
I meet with retired football players. Some are well-dressed, some are well-spoken, but when you talk to them personally, they will admit to you that they are having problems. But they are managing their problems. They have impaired memory, they're having mood problems. They are being treated by their psychiatrists.
Relationship Facts of Bennet Omalu
Bennet Omalu is married to Prema Mutiso. |
He is father of Two (Ashly Omalu and Mark Omalu). |
Bennet Omalu is not having an affair with anyone presently. |
His sexual orientation is straight. |
What is the relationship of Bennet Omalu?
Bennet Omalu is a married person. After being in a relationship for several years with Prema Mutiso, a Kenyan woman, he married her.
They have welcomed their two children named Ashly Omalu and Mark Omalu. Currently, Omalu is living happily with family and resides in Lodi, California.
Bennet Omalu: Biography in Details
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ToggleWho is Bennet Omalu?
Bennet Omalu is a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist. Bennet Omalu was the first person to discover Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) while working at Allegheny County. He is also a professor at the University of California and his department was Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Bennet Omalu: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality
Omalu was born to Nigerian parents in September 1968 in Nnokwa, Nigeria. His nationality is Nigerian and Neutralized American and his ethnicity is African.
He was born during the Nigerian Civil War and their parents moved to a small village in southeastern Nigeria. His mother was a seamstress and his father, John Donatus Amaechi Omalu was a civil mining engineer. His father was the source of inspiration for him and was intelligent from a very early age.
In which school did Bennet Omalu attend?
Bennet Omalu started attending primary school at the age of three. He attended Federal Government College Enugu for secondary school and also attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka at the age of 16 and graduated from there with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1990.
Bennet Omalu: Professional Life, Career
After graduation, Omalu began searching for scholarships in the U.S and moved to Washington in 1994. There he started attending a training program. After holding eight advanced degrees, he started working as a forensic pathologist. He has made respectable positions in the United States as a researcher and neuropathologist.
Bennet Omalu’s research and findings on CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy )
After conducting tissue analysis of American footballer, Mike Webster who died because of depression, drug abuse, and suicide attempt, Omalu suspected that Mike suffered from dementia pugilistica and published his findings in the journal Neurosurgery in 2005 in a paper titled “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player.
Later, members of the NFL’s Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee retracted it. Afterward, he published for the second time his finding of CTE evidence in the brain of Terry Long, an NFL player. He also found CTE evidence on other retired NFL players and Military veterans too, but the NFL members didn’t acknowledge Omlau’s findings.
After several years a book named Concussion was released relating Omalu’s findings and later on a film of the same name was made where Omalu’s character was portrayed by Will Smith.
Bennet Omalu: Net Worth, Income, Salary
Rumors according to some sources, his annual salary is around $285,000, and has a net worth of $710 Million as of 2022. However, Bennet Omalu has not revealed his income to the media, hence his salary and net worth are unknown.
Is Bennet Omalu involved in any rumors and controversies?
There are different controversies regarding Omalu’s findings. A film named Cbennoncussion which was based on Bennet Omalu’s findings has been criticized for not being truthful.
Also, Omalu said that he would bet his medical license that O.J Simpson, a popular NFL player has CTE which was a little controversial.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Moving towards his body measurements, His hair color is black and his eyes color is also black. Besides this, his height is 1.73 m tall and his weight is 80 kg, there is no information about shoe size and dress size.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Bennet Omalu is active on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. He has around 4.6k followers on Facebook. He has more than 14.9 k followers on Twitter and 13.6 k followers on Instagram.
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Bennet Omalu's Birthday Dates
Year | Date | Day |
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2024 | September | Monday |
2025 | September | Tuesday |
2026 | September | Wednesday |
2027 | September | Thursday |
2028 | September | Saturday |