Afolabi Adeola appointed as CMD of UniOsun Teaching Hospital

Afolabi Adeola has been appointed as the chief medical director (CMD) of the UniOsun Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.

Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the state’s media spokesperson, said Ademola Adeleke, the governor, approved the appointment in Osogbo.

Adeola is a medical practitioner and entrepreneur.

The appointee, Rasheed said, is one of the nine applicants screened by a panel the governor had constituted for that purpose.

The members of the committee include the chair of the Osun State Civil Service Commission Mufutau Oyeleke Oluwadare, chair of the Osun Health Insurance Scheme Muyiwa Oladimeji, and the chair of the Osun State Hospitals Management Board Kingsley K. Akinroye.

The applicants screened are Afolabi Adeola Babatunde, Adekanle Adebode Daniel, Adebami Joseph Olusegun, Adeleke Ajao Najeemdeem, Oyeniran Olaolu Ayodeji, Esimai Olapeju, Fadiora Olufemi Solomon, Adebayo Olaide Kazeem, and Akindokun Samson Segun.

Afolabi Babatunde Adeola was born on December 22, 1972, in Inisha, Osun and hails from Ekosin in Odo Otin LGA

He obtained his medical degree from the University of Ilorin (1990-1998) and completed his residency training at the then LAUTECH Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.

He is a fellow and examiner of the West African College of Physicians and member of the National Postgraduate Medical College.

He has held various leadership positions at Osun State University Teaching Hospital, including casualty officer, accident and emergency; chief resident, family medicine; head of department, family medicine; and head of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

Afolabi is a member of several prestigious professional organisations including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), and the West African College of Physicians (WACP).

Also included is the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) where he serves as the present Osun state chairman.

Afolabi is married to Afolabi Adebimpe, a consultant paediatrician and pediatric cardiologist.