Dr. Onime was born and raised in Nigeria. He completed medical school at the University
of Lagos College of Medicine in Nigeria. His completed his Internal Medicine internship
and residency at Harlem Hospital Center – Columbia University in New York City, and
his Nephrology fellowship at the University of New Mexico Health Science Center in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Onime is Board Certified in Nephrology and joined our
practice in 2013.
Dr. Onime is a Nephrologist in Tyler, on active staff at UT Health Tyler and CHRISTUS
Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler, and has courtesy privileges at Paris Regional Medical
Center. He currently serves on the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Medicine Peer Review
Committee. He is a member of the Renal Physicians Association, Smith County Medical
Society and Texas Medical Association.