Dr Nozipo J. Maraire

Neurosurgeon, Author, Public Speaker, Innovator
Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe
Dr. Maraire is a full-time practicing neurosurgeon, and has initiated neurosurgery programs in several institutions in Delaware, Ohio and Oregon. She has travelled, been educated and lived in many countries, including Jamaica, the United States, Canada, Wales and Zimbabwe. She was selected to attend Atlantic College, in Wales. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and then attended The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her neurosurgery training at Yale School of Medicine. She was awarded a Clinical Fellowship Award by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, which she used to work with Dr. Fred Epstein in paediatric neurosurgery in New York City.

She is a public speaker who has been invited to lecture at colleges and universities across the world. Dr. Maraire has spoken to numerous book clubs and civic organisations and served on many literary panels, including being an invited guest of the Gotenberg Literary Festival. She has served on the board of directors of several organisations, including The Rotary Foundation, the Ross Ragland Theater and the South North Development Institute. In 2021 she was appointed Chair of the Board of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe and she declared 2024 “The Year of Film”. This declaration went beyond her passion for storytelling but stemmed from her understanding of the soft power of film in reshaping the image of Zimbabwe.