About Dr Prosper Igboeli

Dr prosper Ikechukwu Igboeli MD hails from Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. He had his Secondary / High School Education at Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha. Following that, he had the singular opportunity of being among the contingent that represented Nigeria at the 13th International Boys Scout Jamboree Hosted in Japan in 1971. There, he met a Jewish boy scout, Michael Peres, who got interested in him and offered him an eductional assistance through his parents –Barbara and Richard Peres. Through the help of Peres’ family and community organizations, Igboeli went to the United State of America in 1972 to study his life time ambition (Medicine) 

Dr. Prosper I. Igboeli MD received his BS (Biology) degree from Utica college of Syracuse University with highest honors (First Class) in 1974 and was the salutatorian of his graduating class. He graduated from the College of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse in 1977.

He served an internship in General Surgery at St Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston from 1977 – 1978. He trained in his speciality of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danbury Hospital, affiliate of Yale School of Medicine, in Connecticut from 1978 – 1982. 

Dr. Igboeli is a Diplomate of American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. His area of specialization is Infertility and Assisted Conception. 

He is the Founder and Director of M&M Hospital in Abuja and Aba, Nigeria. He established the first In Vitro Fertilization ( IVF ) Center in Eastern Nigeria. He was the Chairman of Nigerian Medical Association,Abia State,Nigeria(2006-2008). He was elected the President, Nigerian Medical Association (2008-2010). He moved the NMA National Secretariat from Lagos to Abuja, the Nation's capital and successfully negotiated an enhanced separate salary structure for physicians (CONMESS) with the Federal Government of Nigeria. He was past chairman of department of obstetrics and gynecology at Cortland, New York USA. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons.He is a Fellow International College of Surgeons. He is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine and a member of European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology. His interests include Boy Scouting, travels and writing.