He obtained his medical degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and then pursued doctoral studies in cell biology at the University to Wales in the United Kingdom. After a decade of teaching and research in the basic sciences at the University of Benin, Nigeria, he came to the United States and completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Michigan State University (Saginaw Program), followed by a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Michigan. He then joined the faculty of the University of Michigan and is also a Staff Physician at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nnodim is board-certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine