Our Legacy & Founder

The Clinical Legacy of Dr. Prosper Igboeli

Dr. Prosper Igboeli - Founder and Medical Director
The Inspiration

Founding the M&M Hospital and Fertility Centre

M&M Hospital represents a lifelong commitment to clinical excellence and patient care in Nigeria. Dr. Prosper Igboeli returned from the United States with the vision of establishing a world-class center for reproductive medicine and advanced surgical care.

He dedicated the hospital to providing high-quality medical services, ensuring that families in West Africa have access to the same standards of care available in Western clinics.

“A dedication to clinical innovation and patient advocacy laid the foundations for what would become one of the premier centers of medical hope and fertility science in West Africa.”
M&M Fertility Hospital Abuja and Aba Staff Group
NMA Presidency & Leadership

A Legacy of Medical Leadership & Philanthropy

Prof. Prosper Igboeli's contributions to the Nigerian medical community extend far beyond clinical treatments. Serving as the Abia State NMA Zonal Chairman (2001–2006), he single-handedly constructed, fully equipped, and donated an entire ultra-modern secretariat complex to the state NMA, refusing to hand over until the building was completely ready.

Later elected as the National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (2008–2010), he accomplished historic milestones: he successfully relocated the NMA national secretariat from Lagos to Abuja, purchasing and constructing a twin duplex building, and negotiated the standardized CONMESS salary and benefit structure for all Nigerian medical doctors to prevent strike actions.

Credentials

Academic & Medical Credentials

Yale School of Medicine Affiliate

Completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Danbury Hospital (Yale affiliate), serving as Chief Resident (1978–1982).

SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Earned Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Syracuse, New York (1977).

Utica College of Syracuse University

Graduated Salutatorian, Class of 1974, with highest honors (B.S. in Biology in under 2 years).

Board Certified & Diplomate

Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

History

Clinic Milestones & Legacy

1971

The Mt. Fuji Scout Jamboree

Represented Nigeria at the World Scout Jamboree in Japan. Evacuated during a typhoon to a Shinto shrine, he met Michael Peres. Sponsoring his trip, the Peres family of Utica, NY adopted him as a foster son.

1986

Founding of M&M Hospital, Aba

Fulfilling his career vision, Dr. Igboeli opened M&M Hospital in Aba, Abia State, establishing a center of clinical excellence for patient care.

2002

First IVF Clinic in Eastern Nigeria

Established the first active In Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Conception laboratory in the entire Eastern region of Nigeria, pioneering fertility breakthroughs in Aba.

2008

Presidency of the NMA

Elected National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (2008-2010), leading national advocacy, relocating the secretariat to Abuja, and establishing CONMESS.

2015

Bioheart Regenerative Medicine Centre

Established the first stem cell processing and expansion centre in West Africa, in collaboration with US stem cell researchers, pioneering POF and PCOS therapies.

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