Yvan Zolo is a global surgery expert with a penchant for neurosurgery. He finds pleasure in empowering the next generation of medical professionals. As a mentor to aspiring neurosurgeons and an advocate for sustainable and environmentally friendly surgical practices, he brings grassroots leadership to global neurosurgery and surgery initiatives across Africa. He’s also the principal investigator of impactful studies and a champion for medical education and career development among students and trainees.

When he’s not juggling surgical systems and research, Yvan finds joy in the simpler pleasures of life: catching up on sleep, losing himself in the colorful worlds of comics, or strolling through museums (a perfect blend of intellectual stimulation and daydreaming about life-saving innovations). He’s also a romantic under construction, building his repertoire one sweet (and occasionally cheesy) poem at a time—because even Cupid had to start somewhere.