Dr. Irene Bih Wakam.
I was born on July 12th, 1959 in Mankon, Bamenda Cameroon West Africa to Monica Sirri Neba and Daniel Awah Nangah. I am the first of 3 daughters to my mother.
Education: My elementary education was in Roman Catholic Mission Girls’ school Mankon, Bamenda. I did my secondary education in Our Lady of Lourdes Mankon, Bamenda and finished my high school education at Cameroon College of Arts and Science Bambili. I moved to the United States in 1980. I obtained a B.S. in Biological Science with distinction from Wayne State University Detroit Michigan in the USA. Also obtained a postgraduate degree in medicine from the same institution. I did a three-year residency in Family Medicine in St John’s hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Professional Experience: Upon completion of my residency and passing the Family Practice board certification in 1992, I worked as a primary care provider for 3 years with Metro Medical Group in Roseville, Michigan. I spent another 2 years with Henry Ford Medical Health System in Novi, Michigan. In 1997, I moved with my family to Ventura, California. I worked in several private and county clinics providing urgent care, primary care, and industrial medicine services. From 2002 to present I have been running a solo private practice providing primary care to all ages and also doing Immigration physicals as a civil surgeon. For the past five years, I have been involved in several missions to Cameroon and Haiti.
Family: I am a proud grandmother, mother of a daughter and two sons and have been married for 35 years. I am very involved in the community and love to travel. I am exploring moving back to Cameroon where I feel I can have the greatest impact on Humanity.
