Peter Eloho Umukoro

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Medical Doctor/Public Health Professional/Researcher, USA




Dr. Peter Eloho Umukoro is a summa cum laude graduate from the University of Port Harcourt with several years of combined experience in clinical and research work in primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary-level  hospitals  in Nigeria.  His  burgeoning research and clinical  career  encouraged him to pursue his MPH at Harvard with a focus on occupational and environmental health. During his  MPH at  Harvard,  he was exposed to evidence-based medicine,  and saw a need to hone further his research skills towards fulfilling his long term goal of creating the evidence that supports clinical  practice, he continued on to pursue a doctoral  degree at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in environmental and occupational medicine epidemiology. At Harvard, he has researched important occupational groups with peculiar exposures at work such as nurses,  construction  workers  and  welders.  His  research  work  focuses  on  the  physical  activity determinants of nurses and key determinants of ischemic heart disease risk in welders.

Having been a product of mentorship from several great people and institutions, I am totally committed to raising and developing others so that the future can be better and brighter than the past.

Transforming Africa Initiative has a vision similar to the inner passion of Dr. Umukoro and her approach to achieving her goals are aligned with the strengths and drive of Dr. Umukoro.