Africa's first black, female neurosurgeon, Dr. J. Nozipo Maraire received her undergraduate degree from Harvard and her neurosurgery training at Yale. During residency, she wrote the novel, Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter, a 1996 New York Times "Notable Book of the Year." In 2010, her vision for cutting-edge, affordable health care in Southern Africa, Ecosurgica, won her the British Airways Entrepreneur Face to Face Award. Her TED talk titled “Indigenous and Indigenius” has enjoyed thousands of favorable reviews. With a resume like this, you'd think Nozipo would define herself by the accolades above. But you'd be wrong. Honoring the African principal of Ubuntu which means,"I am because we are" or "humanity towards others," our amazing guest defines herself in service to the greater community. Nozipo lives in Harare, Zimbabwe with her husband, Allen, also a doctor (and prior guest on Swan Dive) and their 4 beautiful children.
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