NEWS - Dr. Bennet Omalu - UC Davis Health System: Professor And Associate Physician

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Dr. Bennet Omalu 

M.D., MBA, MPH, CPE, DABP-AP, CP, FP, NP

Health Sciences Clinical Professor 

Associate Physician Diplomate

Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Science

UC Davis Medical Center

Clinical Interests

Forensic Pathology: forensic and hospital autopsies, causes, mechanisms and manners of death

Neuropathology: chronic traumatic encephalopathy, neurotrauma and forensic neuropathology

Research Interests

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy [CTE] in sports athletes

CTE and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD] in military veterans

Neurodegenerative sequelae of acute, subacute and chronic neurotrauma

Neuropathology of repetitive traumatic brain injury

Brief Biography

Dr. Omalu received his MB, BS [M.D.] degree from the University of Nigeria in 1991. He received his MPH [Masters in Public Health] degree in Epidemiology from University of Pittsburgh in 2004. He also received his MBA [Masters in Business Administration] degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008. Dr. Omalu holds four board certifications in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Forensic Pathology and Neuropathology. Dr. Omalu is also board certified in Medical Management and is a Certified Physician Executive [CPE].

Dr. Omalu was the first to identify, describe and name Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy [CTE] as a disease entity in football players and wrestlers. He is currently the Chief Medical Examiner of San Joaquin County, California, and is the President and Medical Director of Bennet Omalu Pathology. He also serves as a Clinical Professor and Associate Physician Diplomate at the UC, Davis Medical Center, Department of Medical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Dr. Omalu has testified twice before the United States Congress and has provided hundreds of testimonies as an expert witness in federal courts and state courts across the United States. Dr. Omalu is a member of many professional organizations, including but not limited to the College of American Pathologists, American Society of Clinical Pathology, American College of Physician Executives, American College of Epidemiologists, American Association of Neuropathologists, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, National Association of Medical Examiners, International Academy of Pathology and American Medical Association.

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