Nelson Aluya

Nelson Oke Aluya is a Nigerian-American physician (pediatrics and Internal medicine). He is the chief medical director of the Newark community health center in New Jersey and an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Rutgers University Medical School, Newark. He served as an attending physician at the Newark Beth Israel Medical center and as the medical director of the Newark Extended Care Facility. Aluya is the president of the Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee, USA; a former chairman of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas' (ANPA) New Jersey Chapter, and a former president of the New Jersey Medical Association. He is a member of the American Medical Association,

Background and education Aluya was born on February 10, 1969 in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. He hails from Isoko in Delta State, Nigeria. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in October 1998, immediately afterwards commencing his housemanship/internship at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital until October 1999. He was appointed the chief medical officer of the Newark community health center in May 2022. He is on the advisory board of the Women Leaders in Action organization. In June 2023, during the World Drug Day in Nigeria, Aluya advised the federal government of Nigeria to employ data in the fight against drug use disorder (also known as substance use disorder), drug abuse, and mental health among youths. He became the president of Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee and reaffirmed the group's commitment to advocating for policies and engaging in politics to "inform, educate, and empower the African Diaspora community". Aluya founded the Young Professionals Leadership Agenda (YPLA).

Recognition In February 2024, Aluya became the recipient of the Black History Month award. He is the recipient of many other awards, including the "Service above Self" award granted by the Rotary Club of Irvington, New Jersey, USA, Paramount Care Centers' Humanitarian Award, and the "African Entertainment Humanitarian" Award. He also received a nomination for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching and was a host of the 2020 and 2021 African Entertainment Awards USA. The "Dr. Nelson Aluya scholarship award" is dedicated in his honor.

Select publications

Aluya, Nelson et al. (2021). "Readability Assessment of Internet-Based Patient Education Materials on Anticoagulation Therapy" Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research, August 4.