Dr. Said Osman is a world-renowned spine surgeon from Kenya. He is currently based in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Dr. Said Osman is a world-renowned spine surgeon from Kenya. He is currently based in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Said Osman grew up in a rural community in northern Kenya. "It was a very nurturing environment because playing and going to school with kids from different communities was just a way of life."
Said Osman grew up in a rural community in northern Kenya. "It was a very nurturing environment because playing and going to school with kids from different communities was just a way of life."
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Osman completed his fellowship at the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rcsed.ac.uk" target="_blank" target="_blank">Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh</a> in record time. "I had family depending on me back home and had to get things right from the beginning."
Osman completed his fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in record time. "I had family depending on me back home and had to get things right from the beginning."
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Osman decided to raise a family in the U.S., where he was required to get recertified as a doctor. He became a Spine Fellow at Case Western Reserve University.
Osman decided to raise a family in the U.S., where he was required to get recertified as a doctor. He became a Spine Fellow at Case Western Reserve University.
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Osman with his wife Meseret, whom he married in the late 1980s after losing contact for almost a decade. "My heart was always with her."
Osman with his wife Meseret, whom he married in the late 1980s after losing contact for almost a decade. "My heart was always with her."
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Their youngest son currently studies medicine at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital. "He has the capacity to do anything he wants, but chose medicine."
Their youngest son currently studies medicine at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital. "He has the capacity to do anything he wants, but chose medicine."
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Osman with his partner Sandeep Sherlekar at <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.americanspinemd.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">American Spine</a> in Frederick, Maryland.
Osman with his partner Sandeep Sherlekar at American Spine in Frederick, Maryland.