Viral Photo Depicts 6 Siblings Who Practice Medicine, Following in Parents’ Footsteps
Six siblings who all followed their parents’ footsteps into the medical field have been photographed together in their white coats, and the impressive line-up has gone viral.
The photo was shared by one of the siblings, Dr. Chinyere Okpaleke, on LinkedIn, where it garnered over 200,000 reactions. (L–R) Okway Okpaleke, M.D., Chinelo Okpaleke, P.A., Nkiru Osefo, M.D., Ifeoma Okpaleke, N.P., Queenate Okpaleke, N.P., and Chinyere Okpaleke, M.D. (Courtesy of Nola Laleye via Chinyere Okpaleke)
Chinyere, a family medicine hospitalist in Houston, Texas, whose patients call her “Dr. Chi,” posted the photo of herself with her four sisters and one brother on April 10 in honor of National Siblings Day.
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Dr. Chinyere Okpaleke of Houston, Texas, went viral this month after sharing a photo of herself and her four sisters and one brother in honor of National Siblings Day. But what made Dr. Okpaleke’s snap extra special was that she and her siblings are all in the medical field.
The group in the shot includes Chinyere, her brother Dr. Okway Okpaleke, and sisters Physician’s Assistant Chinelo Okpaleke, Dr. Nkiru Osefo, Nurse Practitioner Ifeoma Okpaleke, and Nurse Practitioner Queenate Okpaleke. Another sibling, Dr. Lillian Okpaleke, was not pictured. The photo initially shared on the professional social media platform LinkedIn garnered nearly 170,000 likes from users and 5,900 comments.