Here are four highlights:
1. Dr. Omotola is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty certificate in sports medicine.
2. The award recipients, who were selected from among 150 candidates, have demonstrated significant accomplishments before the age of 40 in arts, entertainment, healthcare, sciences, education, law, business, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, public service or government.
3. Dr. Omotola earned his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He then spent two years of residency in Los Angeles and completed his orthopedic surgery training in New Orleans. He also completed a sports medicine fellowship at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans.
4. Dr. Omotola joined BJC Medical Group in 2010 and is the team physician for Alton, Civic Memorial and Edwardsville High Schools, Lewis and Clark Community College and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
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