About Izu Nwakoby, M.D.
After medical school in Lagos, Nigeria, Dr. Nwakoby returned to his roots in New York City for Residency and Nephrology Fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx. He was regularly at the top of his academic classes and was Intern of the Year and Chief Medical Resident in those respective programs. He could have joined any nephrology practice in the country and chose to come to the Ocala Kidney Group in 2002. He has been a consistent advocate for the nephrology patients in Marion County, is loved by his patients, and tremendously well regarded in the Ocala Medical Community. Dr. Nwakoby is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology and serves as the Medical Director for the DaVita Ocala North Hemodialysis Unit.
Dr. Nwakoby and his wife have lived in Ocala since 2002. Their son and daughter are both on their way to academic achievement of their own in the magnet schools here in the community.