Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH)

COORDINATOR BURNS & TRAUMA CENTRE (LASUTH ANNEX - GBAGADA)

Dr. Taiwo Omosebi

COORDINATOR BURNS & TRAUMA CENTRE (LASUTH ANNEX - GBAGADA)

Educational Background:

Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State 1984 - 1990

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State 1990 - 1998

Qualifications:

M.B.Ch.B. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, November 1998

Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS) - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, October 2016

Professional Memberships

Nigerian Association of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (NAPRAS)

Nigerian Burns Society (NBS)

Nigerian Hypertension Society (NHS)

Medical & Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)

Member - Medical Guild

Member - Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)

Career Journey

Coordinator - Burns and Trauma Centre, LASUTH Annex, Gbagada, Lagos

August 2023 Present

Career Overview:

Responsible for overseeing the daily clinical and administrative operations of the Burns and Trauma Centre.

Strategic planning, program design, implementation, financial and human resource management under the oversight of LASUTH top management committee.

Consultant Surgeon, Burns and Trauma Centre, LASUTH Annex, Gbagada, Lagos

December 2022 Present

Involved in the acute care of patients, including intra-operative management of burns and related trauma cases.

Performing emergency and elective surgeries on patients requiring burns and plastic reconstructive care.

Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Department of Surgery, LASUTH

2017 Present

Conducting surgeries on plastic surgery patients, including those referred from other units.

Engaged in the teaching and training of surgical residents and medical students in the department.

Facial Cleft Deformity Surgeon, Smile Train & Alliance for Smile

2015 Present

Providing specialized surgical interventions for children with facial clefts in partnership with Smile Train and Alliance for Smile.

Senior Registrar in Burns, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, LASUTH

2011 - 2016

Responsible for pre-operative work-up, patient selection, optimization, and post-operative management of plastic surgery patients.

Managing complications during the post-operative phase and ensuring optimal recovery.

Surgical Resident, LASUTH

2005 - 2010

Participated in all aspects of surgery, with focused training in Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Medical/Program Officer, Women Health and Action Research Center (WHARC)

2001 - 2004

Program officer responsible for implementing women and sexual health initiatives for this NGO.

Medical Officer (National Youth Service Corps - NYSC), Staff Clinic, Federal College of Education Technical (FCET)

2000 - 2001

Clinical Internship (House Officer), Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, Osun State 1999 - 2000

Postgraduate Medical Education

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Lagos July 2004 - Present

National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi, Lagos (NOHIL) Jan - June 2013

University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State Aug - Dec 2013

Publications & Research Activities

Tessier 4 left-sided orofacial cleft deformity with associated congenital anomalies A case report and literature review

Nigerian J. Plast. Surg. 2020; 16:72-6

Two-staged reconstruction of composite soft tissue and bone defect in open fracture of the calcaneous: case report and literature review

Nigerian J. Plast. Surg. 2017

Digital Gangrene as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

BMJ Case Reports 2012

Mass Burns in Abule Egba, Lagos, Nigeria from a Petroleum Pipeline Explosion Fire Ann Fire Burn Disaster, 2009

Conference Presentations

NAPRAS Calabar Conference 2019 - Research Work on Electrical Burns Injury, Ablative Surgeries in Electrical Injury Management

NAPRAS Abuja Conference 2021 - Deep Venous Thrombosis in Burn Patients, Burns from Worship Place Rituals

NAPRAS Benin Conference 2022 - Vaginal Reconstruction and Other Case Reports

NAPRAS Eko (Lagos) Conference 2023 - Several Abstracts including Spaghetti Wrist Injury, Treatment of Post Mento-Sternal Contracture, and Flap Reconstruction for Chest Wall

Skills and Expertise

Dr. Omosebi offers a broad range of services in plastic surgery, with a particular focus on:

General plastic surgery

Cosmetic surgery

Cleft lip and palate surgery

Breast reconstruction

Maxillofacial trauma

Burn care and trauma reconstruction

He is actively involved in the education and training of plastic surgery residents and medical students. As a passionate educator, Dr. Omosebi has also contributed significantly to conferences, and his research has been published in international medical journals.

He serves as the coordinator for the Burns and Trauma Centre at LASUTH, where he leads the team in the management of burn injuries and trauma, bringing his expert knowledge to the clinical and administrative aspects of the centre's operations.

Additionally, he provides charitable medical services, performing corrective surgeries for children with cleft lip and palate deformities in collaboration with Smile Train and Alliance for Smile.

MEET THE CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Prof. Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo

Chief Medical Director

I became DCST/CMAC in 2001, that is, 19 years ago when Dr. Olugbile was the Chief Medical Director. We were saddled with the responsibility of moving the hospital from being just a general hospital to a tertiary institution which LASUTH has become. I visited the DCST of LUTH at that time, Prof. Arigbabu and Prof. Malomo at the University of Ibadan to compare notes and seek advice on how to effectively deliver on the job I had been assigned.

We forged relationships with the Members of the Lagos State College of Medicine and absolved some of them into LASUTH as honorary consultants, though the Lagos State Government (LASG) wasn't very confident of that arrangement because they thought the frequent ASUU strikes that prevailed at that time would affect the activities at the hospital, but we overcame the challenges and the attendant issues that came with it.

We had to put in place systems and structures that would help the hospital move away from a general hospital status to a tertiary institution. We had Ayinke house already which was a standard in its own right. We also had the old ICU, BT Wards, then came the Pediatric wards. As we progressed, and developed, situation started changing and now we have the new Ayinke house, the new BT wards and BT lab.

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We moved on to getting accreditation for our clinical programmes; while at it, the Ministry of Health gave LASUTH some funds to upgrade our services. We invited the different accrediting Colleges; for some we got partial accreditation while for some others we got full accreditation one of which was for Obstetrics & Gynaecology where we did not only have full accreditation, but also had a fellow in person of Dr. Oyedele.

We also had to deal with some attitudinal lapses in the staff. We had to start some series of trainings, symposia and teachings to re-orientate staff on how they relate with the different publics of the hospital. A lot of work has gone into that and I believe we are making progress, gradually.

Fortunately for me, LASUTH has always been a part of me so, I'm not in a strange territory. For many years I have been a Prof. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the College of Medicine and Consultant for Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Ifako Ijaiye General Hospital.

My predecessor has done a good job to take LASUTH to where it is today, but we still have a lot of work to do. First of all, the issues at the Operating Suites in the Theatres had to be hurriedly addressed. As we speak, a lot has been done and will still be done because it's an on-going project.

We have a good relationship with the State Government and with the help of the current Head of Service, Mr. Akeem Muri Okunola who tabled the issue of getting more staff in the hospital before the Executive Governor and approval was given for the recruitment of 120 Resident Doctors who have started work.

We noticed that many academic staff of the College have qualified to be appointed as honorary consultants, now that our subvention has been increased, we can now put that into consideration.

Generally, the position of the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH is really hands-on and I have been encouraged by the staff from various Departments. They have been cooperative and that has made the job easier

I believe that LASUTH has the capacity to be a quaternary institution which means moving beyond being a tertiary institution and how do we get there? We have earmarked avenues through which we can do more. Some of which include; Gradually developing the emergency unit to become a training institute or school where we train Doctors to become Emergency Doctors and nurses.

We will institutionalize our Renal Transplant Services by having more foreign missions and also have our doctors visit hospitals abroad to learn and bring back what they have learnt to train others here in LASUTH.

Developing more Doctors to becoming embryologists and IVF doctors through the Institute of Fertility Medicine here in LASUTH. We plan to develop schools in Occupational Therapy, such that our Psychiatry Department can use the skills acquired in the rehabilitation of patients.

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COORDINATOR BURNS & TRAUMA CENTRE (LASUTH ANNEX - GBAGADA)

Dr. Taiwo Omosebi

Educational Background:

Qualifications:

Career Overview:

Postgraduate Medical Education

Publications & Research Activities

Conference Presentations

Skills and Expertise

MEET THE CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Prof. Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo