Ulric Oduma Emmanuel Jones (11 December 1940 - 9 September 2020) was a Sierra Leonean medical doctor who was the first Sierra Leonean to specialize as neurosurgeon. Jones was the medical director of the Fajara Medical Clinic in the Gambia.

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Ulric O.E. Jones
Born	Ulric Oduma Emmanuel Jones (1940-12-11)11 December 1940 Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died	9 September 2020(2020-09-09) (aged 79) Freetown, Sierra Leone
Occupation	Medical Doctor, Physician, Neurosurgeon
Nationality	British Subject, Sierra Leonean
Education	Sierra Leone Grammar School, University of Edinburgh
Spouse	Doreen Leigh
Children	4
Relatives	John Ernest Leigh (brother-in-law)

Early life

Jones was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 11 December 1940 to Teddy Jones, a prominent Creole civil servant, and Hannah Jones, née Davies. The Jones family included members such as Dr Radcliffe Dougan Jones, the well-known Sierra Leonean medical doctor.

Education and medical studies

Jones was educated at the Sierra Leone Grammar School where he was head-boy. Jones subsequently studied and qualified as a medical doctor at the University of Edinburgh and studied neurosurgery in Japan in the 1970s.

Family life

Ulric Jones married Doreen Leigh in 1961 and the couple had four children.

Death

Jones died on 9 September 2020 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

References

• https://allafrica.com/stories/202009140250.html
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5758167_The_development_of_neurosurgery_at_the_National_Hospital_for_Neurology_and_Neurosurgery_Queen_Square_London_England
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11460103_History_and_State_of_Neurosurgery_in_Austria