By Eric Elezuo
Young, trendy, energetic, humane and an absolute go-getter combine to define one of Nigeria’s exclusive achievers, who are making waves across professional divides and geographical locations. She is Dr. Flora Obiageriaku Aladi, an eloquent, dexterous and capable medical hand, who has sworn to affect humanity with all that she is blessed of God.
A Nigerian-born Canadian, whose educational trajectory took shape from the University of Calabar, Cross River State, where she had her medical education, obtaining a medical degree in the bargain, before immigrated to Canada in company of her young family of her two children in 2003 to join her husband.
On arrival to Canada, she enrolled at the University of Calgary, trained in family education, and obtained a degree in Family Medicine.
Saddled with the principle of human life, Dr. Aladi has not failed to use her experience, training and resources to see to the wellbeing of hwr immediate community, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the universal being. This, she has been doing in over 13 years of medical practice and exigency.
Dr. Aladi oversees the Health Watch Medical Clinics, which currently operates at two locations (Mckenzie Lake and Chinook Park Plaza) as the Medical Director, bringing to bear the experience of a thoroughbred professional, whose stock in trade is care of humanity.
Not only is she a medical specialist, she is an American board certified Independent Medical Examiner, with special interest in women, maternal and child health, Anti-aging, esthetics (skin care and body sculpting), obesity and men’s sexual health. It is not an understatement to absorb her as an all-rounder, infact, a medical accomplishment personified.
An academic of no mean repute as well as an author, she has distinguished herself in the area of research, publishing ten papers in the areas of health disparities and fuzzy logic (Organizational Informatics).
In recognition of her accomplishments, Dr. Aladi has been nominated twice as the Alberta Family Physician of the year by the Alberta College of Family Physician.
In March 2019 she received a prestigious award of Excellence by the Alberta college of Family Physician/College of Family Physicians of Canada making her the first Nigerian to receive this award in Canada.
Also in 2019, and 2022, she received award from Women of Vision “Above and Beyond award” for her support towards a successful conference. She is also the first female medical doctor in her home town hence the origin of the nick-name “trendsetter”
She is currently a medical staff with the university of Calgary department of Family Medicine, Preceptor with the Alberta International Medical Graduate program and Board member Primary Care Services (South Calgary Primary Care Network).
Dr Aladi and her family have been active members of the Igbo Cultural Association of Calgary (ICAC) & Nigerian Canadian Association of Calgary (NCAC) and has volunteered twice as the ICAC Ibo Day Gala Co-Chair.
Among many of her distinguished qualities is her of philanthropy. She is an ardent philanthropist and is currently sponsoring free eye surgery for the under privileged in Nigeria. Again, outside the area of medicine, and in collaboration with her husband, she is involved in real estate investment and restaurant industry – talk of a genuine master of many trades.
Easily identifiedas Dr. Flora Aladi of Calgary’s Health Watch Medical Clinic, as many that know her, describe her as an energetic, and a patient focused family physician, providing a wide range of general medical services to patients in the Calgary area, and environs
Reports have unanimously stated that she has demonstrated special interest in the following areas:
- Maternal and child health
- Family planning clinic
- PAP smear services
- IUD insertion
- Birth control pills advisory services
- Removal of lumps
- Other minor surgical procedures
The reports specified that “As a dedicated medical practitioner committed to providing the best possible services to patients in this community, Dr. Aladi does not only give herself to patients’ care in the office, but does house calls/home visits to selected cohorts of frail, very unwell and elderly patients as well as community care.”
Dr. Aladi is also in the professional habit of making available the following other services as follows:
- Walk-in Clinic
- Travel Consultancy
- Prenatal Care
- Pre-Employment Medical Exam
- Drug Testing
- Drivers Medical Exam
She is for all intent and purpose eligible described as a general practitioner in the field of medicine.
Dr. Flora Obiageriaku Aladi is a 2003 medical graduate from one of Nigeria’s prestigious universities. She moved over to Canada and undertook her postgraduate medical training at the University of Calgary Medical School in Family Medicine. She holds Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) qualification.
She is your typical next door Family Doctor, who is in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Aladi is married with children and enjoys volunteering, fund raising and travelling, amongst many other endeavours, when she is not looking after patients.
Striding gingerly to the fifth floor, in a couple of weeks, Dr. Aladi is fondly referred to as the fierceflower by loved ones. This is an aftermath of her beauty, never-say-never attitude and down to earth personality that has conquered boundaries and barriers.
We celebrate your doggedness ma, as you are deservedly crowned our boss of the week!
