Nelson M. Oyesiku

Nelson M. Oyesiku is a Nigerian-American professor of neurosurgery and endocrinology. With a specialty in pituitary medicine and surgery, he has been editor-in-chief of Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery, and Neurosurgery Open. in Atlanta, Georgia. and as the Director of Laboratory and Molecular Neurosurgery and Biotechnology.

He became chair of the American Board of Neurological Surgery in August 2012.

Current roles Oyesiku's current research includes the investigation of the development of pituitary adenomas using genome-wide association studies and whole genome sequencing methods. This molecular imaging diagnostic tool was pioneered and first utilized at Emory for patients with pituitary tumors, this imaging allows doctors to identify a key tumor marker in patients with clinically nonfunctional pituitary tumors, identifying patients for a potential new, targeted chemotherapy for clinically nonfunctional pituitary tumors.

Pituitary adenomas His laboratory contains one of the largest pituitary tumor banks connected to a clinical database to study natural history, treatment outcomes, and molecular correlations.

Publications and editing Oyesiku has authored manuscripts, book chapters, and a book in the field of neurosurgery. He has over 180 publications in various academic journals and has served as an adhoc reviewer for several.

In 2009 was named editor-in-chief of Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He served in the role from June 2009 until September 2021.

Society activities Oyesiku has served on the board of directors of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, as chairman of the Maintenance of Certification Committee, as chairman of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, on the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons, and on the Advisory Council for Neurosurgery of the American College of Surgeons.

He also received the following awards and honors: 1992 - Resident Award, American Academy of neurosurgery

Personal life He and his wife Lola on November 17, 2019 were decorated as Surgeon-in-Chief and Queen Consort of the Surgeon-in-Chief of Egbaland. He and Omolola, a nurse and midwife, have three children.