Emeka J Nchekwube MD

Physician

5390 Little Uvas RdMorgan Hill, CA 95037
Phone+1 408-779-5842
Fax+1 408-715-0131

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Education & Training

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1975 - 1979
Indiana University School of Medicine/Methodist HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1974 - 1975
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1974

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1979 - 2027
CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MI State Medical License 1976 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2023 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2024
WA State Medical License 1986 - 1999
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Expert, California Medical Systems, 2012-2013
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

37 citations
Hypoestoxide reduces neuroinflammation and α-synuclein accumulation in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
Changyoun Kim, Emmanuel A. Ojo-Amaize, Brian Spencer, Edward Rockenstein, Michael Mante
Journal of Neuroinflammation. 2015-12-18
11 citations
Plasmodium berghei: antiparasitic effects of orally administered hypoestoxide in mice.
Emmanuel A. Ojo-Amaize, Emeka J. Nchekwube, Howard B. Cottam, Olusola A. Oyemade, Akinbo A. Adesomoju
Experimental Parasitology. 2007-10-01
11 citations
Hypoestoxide inhibits tumor growth in the mouse CT26 colon tumor model.
Emmanuel A. Ojo-Amaize, Howard B. Cottam, Olusola A. Oyemade, Joseph I. Okogun, Emeka J. Nchekwube
World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2007-09-14