Board of directors
Dr. Shirley Ayuk-TakemPresident and Voting Member
Dr. Shirley Ayuk-Takem
Argyle, TX
Dr. Shirley Ayuk-Takem, D.O is an ICU physician based out of the Dallas, TX metro area. She is the CEO of Soleil Medical Group and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL obtaining a BS degree in Respiratory Therapy. She worked for a few years as a Registered respiratory therapist and continued on to medical school on scholarship at the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona which is located in Mesa, AZ. She went on to do an Internal Medicine residency in Detroit, MI and a Critical care medicine fellowship in NJ.
Dr. Cassandra NdiforchuImmediate Past President and non-voting Member
Palos Verdes, Califronia
Dr. Emmanuel EnohmbiChair
Dr. Emmanuel Enohmbi
Board Member
Dr. Emmanuel Enohmbi got his medical degree from University of Benin, Benin-city, Nigeria,followed by private medical practice in Nigeria and Cameroon respectively. He relocated to the United Kingdom where he was a training physician in internal medicine before completing an internal medicine residency from St John’s Episcopal hospital in NewYork.
He practices as a hospitalist for one of the largest non for profit healthcare system in the Nation for which he also serves as a physician leader. He has served as a physician champion for Patient experience and site based medical director for hospitalist medicine. Establishing and intergrating clinical guidelines and processes through a collaborative approach while enhancing physician engagement and improving quality and financial performance. He currently serve as a regional medical director with responsibility over different hospitalist practices including rural, urban acute care and acute rehab practices. He is responsible for physician and ACP recruitment and intergration,care coordination and standardization with focus on improving patient care and financial outcome.
He has a particular interest in care transition and efficiency and has led practice initiatives including choosing wisely an American board of internal medicine foundation initiative which led to more than 6 million dollars cost savings for patients and the healthcare system over a 3yrs period.
He and his wife are own Salexinc and Salex rentals, a real estate development and rental companies respectively and the Sam and Alex Foundation which provides educational support to underprivileged kids and to religious initiatives to communities in Cameroon.
He enjoy spending time with his family, reading, traveling and supporting Carolina Panthers in the Natioal football league and Arsenal Football club in the English premiership.
Dr. Mathias AL Fobi Advisor
Interim Treasurer
In 1981, he opened the Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity in Los Angeles with a multiple disciplinary approach where more than 12,000 patients were treated. Dr. Fobi is a senior staff surgeon (retired) at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He served as the Medical Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach California where he developed an ASMBS accredited Center of Excellence. He also served as the Medical Director of Tri-City Regional Medical Center Bariatric Program in Hawaiian Gardens, CA also an ASMBS accredited Center of Excellence
Dr. Fobi was one of the founding members of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) in 1983. He has served as the President of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Foundation (ASMBS Foundation) the President of the California Chapter of the ASMBS (CCASMBS) the President of the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) and was the Chairman of the IFSO Board of Trustee 2013-2015. Dr. Fobi is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the International College of Surgeons and the American College of Nutrition. He is a member of many medical associations, including Los Angeles County Medical Association, Charles Drew Los Angeles Medical Society, the California Medical association, the American College of Nutrition, Los Angeles Surgical Society, Southwestern Surgical Association, National Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, the US Section of the International College of Surgeons and the American Medical Association. He is an honorary member of many International Bariatric Surgery Societies.
Dr. Fobi lectures worldwide, is on several editorial boards, has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and has written chapters in books on obesity and Bariatric surgery. Dr. Fobi’s modification of the gastric bypass surgery, the banded gastric bypass, called “The Fobi Pouch”, is one of his major contributions to the field of Bariatric Surgery
He is the founding President of Bariatec Corporation, a medical device company that produces the GaBP Autolock SystemTM that is used in bariatric operations to enhance the restriction mechanism of the operations.
Dr. Fobi’s community involvement dates back to 1967 with his involvement in the Head Start program in Ann Arbor Michigan working with kids. He was President of the sickle cell awareness group in Cincinnati from 1972-74. In the last forty one years in Los Angeles Dr. Fobi has been a very active member in the greater los Angeles community through programs with the Los Angeles Medical association, The Charles Drew medical Society, the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles, the 100 Black Men, the NAACP, the African community, the Cameroon Community, the Nkwen Community, the Bafut Community and various Churches. Dr. Fobi and his wife, through a foundation have been involved in work in Cameroon and particularly his village Nkwen. They sponsored more than 150 students in Cameroon and in America. Dr. Fobi was a big contributor to the birth of multiparty politics in Cameroon. Dr. Fobi’s work has been recognized with coverage in the local, national and international media. He was one of the first African-American profiled on “African Voices” on CNN in 2011. He was featured in Ebony magazine as “Surgeon to the Stars”. Dr. Fobi has received numerous awards including lifetime achievement awards from the Beacon of Hope Foundation, the World Bank, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic disorders.
Dr. Fobi currently resides in Stone Mountain with his wife, Helen Jean Newton Fobi. They have four daughters—a medical doctor, two lawyers and a business executive. They have two grandchildren.
Dr. Denis ForetiaAdvisor
Dr. Denis Foretia
Interim President
Dr. Foretia is co-chair of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation. Along with co-chair Lenora Ebule, he shapes and approves strategy, advocates for the foundation, and helps set the overall direction. He is also the Chairman of Merckshire LLC, an international holding company with operations in the US and Cameroon. A surgeon by training, Foretia has always been involved in philanthropic activities and issues related to international development.
Dr. Foretia is co-chair of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation. Along with co-chair Lenora Ebule, he shapes and approves strategy, advocates for the foundation, and helps set the overall direction. He is also the Chairman of Merckshire LLC, a holding company with operations in the US and Cameroon. A surgeon by training, Foretia has always been involved in philanthropic activities and issues related to international development. He is the Co-Founder and pioneer president of the Cameroon Professional Society (CPS) – the premier institution for Cameroonian professionals in the US focused on advancing economic opportunity and leadership development among Cameroonians.
As the former Executive Co-chair of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, he helped spearhead major community service-oriented and leadership-driven projects geared towards uplifting inner-city children in the Greater Nashville area. His leadership as National President of the Cameroon Students Association (CAMSA-USA) saw a paradigm shift towards positive intellectual discourse and the development of philanthropic projects that solidified CAMSA’s standing in the community as the premier student organization in the diaspora. Denis remains very involved with helping young Cameroonians transition into professional institutions and advance in their professional careers.
Foretia is a General and Acute Care Surgeon at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. He holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He also holds a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Carey School of Business both at the Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Bertrand FoteAdvisor
Dr. Bertrand Fote is an emergency physician practicing in North Carolina. He obtained his medical degree at Howard University in Washington DC, after getting a Bachelor’s degree Magna Cum Laude in electrical engineering from the University of the District of Columbia. He is a board certified emergency physician and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He also holds an MBA from Auburn University in Alabama. He is a certified college advisor and holds several certifications in the financial planning arena.
Dr. Fote is also a financial advisor and wealth strategist. He is CEO of Sir 4te Holdings, a company that offers financial planning and college planning services. He is also a fashion designer with a taste for trendy contemporary designs. He is the co-founder and CEO of 4J, a contemporary men’s clothing line.
Bertrand is known for his ever-present smile and love of singing. In fact, many of his patients refer to him as “the singing doctor.” His warm nature and positive outlook at life is evident in his writings. He has published several poetry books. His poetry has also been published in several anthologies. He also enjoys writing fiction and is currently working on a crime/mystery series set in the emergency department. He loves playing the keyboard, scrabble, theater, soccer and golf. He is a lifelong Manchester United fan. He also enjoys traveling.
Dr. Bonaventure NguAdvisor
Dr. Gwen Menga-FoteAdvisor
Houston, TX
Dr. Menga-Fote’s mission is to improve the well-being, health, and outcomes of patients with rheumatic disease.
Dr. Menga-Fote was been named Houston Top Doc in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
When Dr. Menga-Fote is not at the office, she enjoys spending time with her husband Dr. Barnabas Talla Fote and her two boys Andrew and Zach.
The Membership in the Association is open to all physicians of Cameroonian heritage, physicians married to Cameroonians, physicians who are naturalized citizens of Cameroon, practicing, teaching or otherwise engaged in the medical profession in the United States of America and Canada.
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