A. NAME:
OBASA Temitope Olorunsola Emmanuella
Age Next Birthday: 41 years
Department:
Paediatrics and Child Health
Date of first appointment: 1st November 2011
Status on First Appointment:
Lecturer I
B. PRESENT STATUS:
Lecturer I
Present Salary:
CONUASS 04 Step 5
Date of Present Appointment: 1st November 2011
C. EDUCATION
1. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
1990 – 1998
2. Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos
1983 – 1989
D. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Granting Body
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of
Surgery (MBBS)
Senior Secondary Certificate of
Education
University of Ilorin, Ilorin
1998
West African Examination Council
1989
E. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Fellowship of the West African College
of Physicians in Paediatrics
Year
Granting Body
West African College of Physicians
Fellowship of the Medical College in
National Postgraduate Medical
Paediatrics
College of Nigeria
F. Scholarships and Prizes
Best Junior Resident of the Year
2004
Best Senior Resident of the Year
2007
Year
2011
2010
Best Senior Resident of the Year
2008
G. TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY CaRT under the auspices of the
NYU, USA January 2014.
 WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE Nov 2013
 FACILITATOR PAEDIATRIC ARV TRAINING for CIHP April 2013, June 2013, July 2013
 TRAINING OF TRAINERS ON PAEDIATRIC HIV/AIDS TREATMENT, CARE AND SUPPORT
organised by CCCRN (Centre for Care and Clinical Research, Nigeria). February 3 rd – 8th
2013.
 NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF NEONATAL MEDICINE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Lagos University
Teaching Hospital. June 27th to 29th 2012.
 LIFE RESUSCITATION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT COURSE. Organised
by the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. May 23rd to 25th 2012
 DOCTORS AS EDUCATORS WORKSHOP. Organised jointly by the Royal college of
Physicians and the West African College of Physicians. April 23rd to 26th 2012, Tema
Ghana
 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP. Organised by the
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE. September 2011
 FACILITATOR at the TRAINING OF TRAINERS for LIFE SAVING SKILLS – for the attainment
of MDG’s 4 and 5 Nov 2009
 FACILITATOR PAEDIATRIC ARV TRAINING for the INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY
February 2011
 NATIONAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NIGERIA HEALTH RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT COURSE March 2009
 NATIONAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NIGERIA RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
March 2009
 PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Jan 2009
 PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Jan 2011
 HUMAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY TRAINING OF TRAINERS IN PMTCT August 2008
 PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Jan 2008
 HUMAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY ARV USE IN CHILDREN July 2007
 WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY COURSE Aug 2009
H. HONOURS, DISTINCTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member Spina bifida and Hydrocephalus Foundation of Nigeria

Member Nigerian Society of Neonatal Medicine

Member Paediatric Association of Nigeria

Member Medical Women Association of Nigeria
I. EXPERIENCES SINCE BASIC QUALIFICATION
 Lecturer I Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health
Sciences, University of Ilorin. November 2011 – date
 Honorary Consultant Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics,
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.
 Head of Department Paediatrics, College or Health Sciences, Benue State University
January 2010 – October 2011
 COBES Coordinator College of Health Sciences, Benue State University
 Head of Department Paediatrics, Benue State University Teaching Hospital January 2010
– October 2011
 Honorary Consultant Benue State University Teaching Hospital January 2010 – October
2011
 Honorary Consultant Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi Jan 2011 – July 2011
 Chief Resident Department of Paediatrics and Child Health U.I.T.H April 2009 – May
2010
o Co-ordinated the activities of 28 residents and 20 House officers viz
departmental rotations, bed side teaching sessions, mock examinations, grand
rounds, disciplinary action e.t.c.
 Senior Resident in charge of the NICU, UITH June 2006 – March 2009
o Daily rounds in the NICU directly involved in the management of 25 -30 in
patients.
o Daily clinics with a n average patient load of 30 – 40 patients daily
o Focal person at the neonatal unit for the hospital’s Prevention of Maternal To
Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme
o Directly supervised the activity of 2 Senior Residents, 4 Junior Residents, 8
Interns and 10 nurses.
 Junior Resident April 2003 – Nov 2005
 Medical Officer 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Mayoung Barracks, Yaba May
2000 – June 2001
o Served in the Department of Surgery where I was responsible for the care of
soldiers returning from Liberia and Sierra- Leonne
 House Officer April 1999 – March 2000
J. RESEARCH INTERESTS OR COMMISSIONED PROJECTS
In progress
a. Congenital abnormalities among newborns at the University of Ilorin Teaching
Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria; A 5 year retrospective review.
b. Neonatal Sepsis as a cause of jaundice in the newborn: truth or fallacy
c. Cardiovascular health of postmenopausal women living in Accra, Ghana
d. Micronutrient levels in Mother-Baby Pairs in the University of Ilorin
e. Causes of neonatal jaundice in babies presenting to the neonatal intensive care
unit, UITH
f. Breast milk fortification, for extreme preterm babies, with a locally available
preterm formula
g. Status of rapid diagnostic test use by private health care facilities in Nigeria.
The National Malaria Elimination Program with support from the Global Fund
h. Blood Pressure Reference Standard and Determinants among term neonates in
the first 2 days of life.
i. Blood pressure determination in the first seven days of life in preterm neonates
(28 – 36 weeks)
K. PUBLICATIONS
Journals
Local
a. Adedoyin OT, Obasa TO, Ologe OM. (2006): Overview and Experience with the
use of Fluoroquinolones in children in the tropics. African Journal of Clinical
and experimental Microbiology. 7(2): 132-5. AJCEM Life line Publishers.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajcem.v7i2.7442.
b. Obasa
TO,
Mokuolu
OA,
Ojuawo
A.
(2011):
Glucose-6-Phosphate
Dehydrogenase levels in Newborn Babies Delivered at the University of Ilorin
Teaching Hospital. Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics. 38(4): 165 – 9. Paediatric
Association of Nigeria
c. Obasa TO, Adesiyun OO, Mokuolu OA. (2013): Transient neonatal diabetes or
neonatal hyperglycaemia: A case report. Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics. 40(2):
Paediatric Association of Nigeria. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njp.v40i1.
International
d. Adeoboye MAN, Obasa TO, Fadeyi A, Adesiyun OO, Mokuolu OA. (2010):
Haemophilus Meningitis in an African Neonate: Time for Active Surveillance and
institution of Appropriate Control Measure. West African Journal of Medicine.
29(4): 275-227. West African College of Physicians; West African College of
Surgeons.
e. Obasa TO. Mohammed SS, Ernest SK, Mokuolu OA. (2012): Extrauterine Growth
Restriction Occurring in Babies of Gestational Ages Equal to and Less than 32
weeks Managed at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences. 3(9): 562-568. International Research Journals.
f. Obasa TO, Adesiyun OO, Mokuolu OA, Ojuawo AI. (2012): Comparative analysis
of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase levels in pre-term and term babies
delivered at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Pediatric Reports. 4: e7.
PAGEpress Publications. doi: 10.408/pr.2012.e7.
g. Obasa TO, Sowunmi FO. (2012): Myasis Occurring in a Neonate. Pediatric
Reports. 4:e34. PAGEpress Publications. doi:10.408I/pr.2012.e34.
h. Amadi H, Mokuolu OA, Obasa TO. (2013): Effect of high sun intensity on
neonatal incubator functionality in a tropical climate. Journal of Neonatal
Nursing. 19(3): 122-128. Academy of Neonatal Nursing.
i.
Ademola-Popoola DS, Adesiyun OO, Obasa TO. (2013): Screening Program for
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in Ilorin, Nigeria: A pilot study. West African
Journal of Medicine. 32(4): 281-285. West African College of Physicians; West
African College of Surgeons.
j.
Obasa TO. (2011): Growth Patterns in Preterm Babies of Gestational Age less
than and equal to 32 Weeks managed at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. A dissertation submitted to the West
African college of Physicians October. Ibadan.
k. Obasa TO, Mokuolu OA, Ojuawo AI. HAEMATOCRIT AND SERUM BILIRUBIN
LEVELS IN GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENT AND NORMAL
NEWBORNS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF LIFE. West African Journal of Medicine.
West African College of Physicians; West African College of Surgeons. 24th
October 2011.
Books
a) Obasa T, Mokuolu O, Ojuawo A. (2013): A Comparison of Bilirubin Levels and
G6PD Values in Nigerian Newborns. Jaundice: a “hidden” cause of newborn
mortality. Deutscland: Lambert Academic Publishing Saarbrucken.
Conference proceedings
a) Obasa TO. (2014): Congenital anomalies in Nigeria: providing optimal care and
stemming the tide: Summary of Proceedings at the First Spina bifida and
Hydrocephalus Care Foundation National Meeting of Experts.
b) Nigerian Consensus Statement on Newborn Jaundice
c) Obasa TO. (2012): Screening for Haemolytic disorders. Nigerian Society of
Neonatal Medicine
L. MAJOR CONFERENCES ATTENDED WITH PAPERS READ
a. THE FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (2014). A 5
YEAR REVIEW OF CONGENITAL ANOMALIES MANAGES AT THE NEONATAL
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL.
b. PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE
(2013). EXTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION OCCURRING IN EXTREME
PRETERM BABIES MANAGED AT THE NICU, UITH ILORIN.
c. PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE
(2009). HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZA MENINGITIS OCCURING IN THE
NEONATAL PERIOD.
M. COMMUNITY SERVICE
a. FACILITATOR NEONATAL RESUSCITATION TRAINING ORGANIZED BY NESTLE
NUTRITION INSTITUTE OF AFRICA April 2014
b. VISITING DOCTOR AT CHILDREN’S RECEPTION HOME ILORIN
MAY 2013 – DATE
c. COBES CO-ORDINATOR COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, BENUE STATE
UNIVERSITY 2010 to 2011
d. NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, KWARA STATE CHAPTER CONTINUING
MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (2013) NEONATAL RESUSCITATION TRAINING
e. NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, KWARA STATE CHAPTER CONTINUING
MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (2013) COMMON NEONATAL PROBLEMS
f. COBES SUPERVISOR FOR PRE-CLINICAL STUDENTS COLLEGE OF HEALTH
SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
g. MEMBER FACULTY PROMOTION ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE JULY 2014 till
date.
h. SUPERVISING CONSULTANT FOR RESIDENT DOCTORS AT COMMUNITY POSTING,
UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL
i. SUPERVISION OF MASTERS STUDENTS’ DISSERTATION Aerobic Bacterial
Contaminants of Indoor Hospital Surfaces in the Paediatric admitting wards and
Emergency Room at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
Saka Kayode Habeeb; in partial fulfilment for the M.Sc. degree in Medical
Microbiology
j. SUPERVISION OF MASTERS STUDENTS’ DISSERTATION Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases among
Aerobic Bacterial Isolates of Neonatal Sepsis in UITH.
Sa’adu Lateefat; in partial fulfilment for the M.Sc. degree in Medical
Microbiology
k. Resident Doctor at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church Clinic, Yaba
April 2000 – June 2001
l. Resident Doctor at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Ilorin
Sept 2005 – 2010
m. Reviewer for the Journal of Applied Sciences 2011 – date
n. Reviewer for the Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice.
N. MASTER’S PROJECTS/DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED
a. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Extended Spectrum Beta
Lactamases among Aerobic Bacterial Isolates of Neonatal Sepsis in UITH.
Sa’adu Lateefat; in partial fulfilment for the M.Sc. degree in Medical
Microbiology
Commenced 2013, completed 2014
Collaborative supervision
b. Aerobic Bacterial Contaminants of Indoor Hospital Surfaces in the Paediatric
admitting wards and Emergency Room at the University of Ilorin Teaching
Hospital, Ilorin
Saka Kayode Habeeb; in partial fulfilment for the M.Sc. degree in Medical
Microbiology
Commenced 2013, completed 2014
Collaborative supervision
O. ARTICLES/PROPOSALS REVIEWED AND WHO REVIEWED FOR
a. “REDUCED MANGANESE, SELENIUM AND ZINC IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED
BREAST CANCER SUBJECTS IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA".
Ref No : IJMCR-09022014-12
International Journal of Medical and Clinical Research.
b. “B-TYPE NATRUIETIC PEPTIDE AND ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAGHPHIC
FINDINGS IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE MALARIA IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
ILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL.”
Ethics Review Committee, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
c. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLACENTAL WEIGHT AND SOME
ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS IN NEWBORN SEEN IN UITH, ILORIN”
Ethics Review Committee, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin.
d. “HUMAN RABIES: STILL A NEGLECTED PREVENTABLE DISEASE IN NIGERIA”
Ref No.: NJCP_138_14R1
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice.
e. “PATTERN AND OUTCOME OF POST NEONATAL PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NNEWI, SOUTH EAST
NIGERIA.”
Ref No.: NJCP_152_14
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice.
f. “'PROGRESSIVE MYELOPATHY, A CONSEQUENCE OF INTRATHECAL
CHEMOTHERAPY: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.”
Ref No.: NJCP_153_14
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice.
L. REFERENCES
a. Dr. S. K. Ernest, FWACP
b. Prof. A. O. Ojuawo, FMCPaed
c. Prof. O.A. Mokuolu, FWACP