bORN IN LONDON, ENGLAND IN 1963

EDUCATED AS A PHYSICIAN IN NIGERIA, RETURNING TO ENGLAND IN 1988

QUALIFIED AS A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS - EDINBURGH, AND OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, GLASGOW

ADVANCED DEGREE: ORTHOPEDIC ENGINEERING (MSc) - UNIVERSITY OF CARDIFF, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM

ADVANCED DEGREE: Business administration (Mba) - UNIVERSITY of durham, durham, england

IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1994, TO FURTHER A CAREER IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

PURSUED A FULL-TIME VISUAL ART CAREER AFTER THREE DECADES OF PRACTICE AS AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

INVENTOR; PATENTS

WRITER; PUBLISHED AUTHOR (FICTION & NON-FICTION)

*J. Bonegard - artist pseudonym