Olutoye Oluyinka: The Nigerian doctor who operated on a baby in the womb and returned her to life

Olutoye Oluyinka, a Nigerian doctor, grew up in Lagos in a family deeply involved in academics and the military. His father, Major General (rtd) Olufemi Olutoye, was a military commander and traditional leader, while his mother, Professor Omotayo Olutoye, was an academic. It was this environment that inspired his early ambition to become a doctor and shaped his drive for precision and excellence.

He attended Lagos University Staff School for his primary education and King’s College, Lagos, for secondary school. He went on to study medicine at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, where he graduated as the class valedictorian in 1988. Seeking further training, he moved to the United States, completing postgraduate training in paediatrics at Howard University General Hospital and earning a Ph.D. in Anatomy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1996. He…Proceed Reading; Read Full Original.