Ladipo Akinkugbe Explained

Office:Vice Chancellor (University of Ilorin)
Term Start:1975
Term End:1978
Office1:Vice-chancellor (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria)
Termstart1:1978
Termend1:1979
Office2:Pro- Chancellor (University of Port Harcourt)
Termstart2:1986
Termend2:1990
Birth Date:17 July 1933
Birth Name:Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe
Country:Nigeria
Citizenship:Nigeria

Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe (17 July 1933 – 15 May 2020) popularly known as Baba or Prof was the Nigerian first professor of medicine at the University of Ibadan. He specialised in hypertension and nephrology. He was a former chairman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), former vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the foundation Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin[1] [2]

Early life and education

Ladipo Akinkugbe was born on 17 July 1933 to the house of Akinkugbe in Ondo state.[3] [4] He obtained his first degree in medicine from the University College Ibadan and University of London in 1958 and did his internship at the London Hospital and King's College Hospital, London.[5] [6] In 1960, he obtained a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the University of Liverpool . In 1961, he obtained Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom diploma and proceeded to Balliol College in Oxford University for his D.Phil. in 1962,[7] he studied the role of angiotensin in hypertension and obtained the degree in 1964.[8] In 1968, he obtained his professional Medical Degree from King's College of London based on his thesis titled "Observations on High Blood Pressure in the West African".[9]

Career

Akinkugbe returned to Nigeria in 1961 and worked with Government Specialist Hospital, Adeoyo, Ibadan. He went back to England to further his studies and later returned to Nigeria in 1965.[10] He became Professor of Medicine at the age of 35 in 1968, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ibadan in 1970 and head of department in 1972 [11] [12] In 1975, he was a visiting professor of medicine at the Harvard University, University of Oxford in 1981 and University of Cape Town in 1985. In 1997, he became an emeritus professor.

Administrative appointments

He became the pioneer vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin in 1975 to 1978. In the same year, he was appointed the 4th Vice-chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.[13] Between 2000 and 2003, he was the chairman of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

Personal life

Ladipo Akinkugbe married Folasade Akinkugbe (1938–2023) and they had two children.ref name=":4" />[14]

Awards and honours

Ladipo Akinkugbe received the Commander of the order of the Niger in 1979, Officer de l'Ordre National de la Republique de Côte d'Ivoire in 1981,  Searle Distinguished Research Award in 1989,  Nigerian National Order of Merit in 1997,  Boehringer Ingelheim Award from the International Society of Hypertension and   Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria were received by him  in 2004. He was also honored with D.Sc. in seven Universities.[15] In 2020, he received the International Society of Nephrology's pioneer award.

Fellowships and memberships

In 1968, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). In 1980, he became a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He was the pioneer president of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN) and the Nigerian Hypertension Society. He was also the pioneer fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akinkugbe, Nigeria's first professor of medicine, dies at 87 . 21 December 2023 . guardian.ng . 16 June 2020 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Adebayo . Musliudeen . 16 June 2020 . Akinkugbe's death a loss to entire academic world – UI VC, Olayinka . 21 December 2023 . Daily Post Nigeria . en-US.
  3. Web site: OBITUARY: PROFESSOR EMERITUS OLADIPO OLUJIMI AKINKUGBE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN . 21 December 2023 . ui.edu.ng.
  4. Web site: 15 August 2020 . PROF OLADIPO OLUJIMI AKINKUGBE: My father, mentor, friend and confidant; time to say goodbye . 22 December 2023 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2020 . Oladipo Akinkugbe (1933–2020) .
  6. Web site: Prof. Oladipo Olujumi Akinkugbe, CON, MD, NNOM, HLR . 21 December 2023 . Hallmarks of Labour Foundation . en-US.
  7. Web site: Okonofua . 28 June 2020 . Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe: a giant of medicine in Nigeria, and a great mentor . 21 December 2023 . The Conversation . en-US.
  8. Balogun . Rasheed A. . Arogundade . Fatiu A. . Popoola . Joyce . Bamgboye . Ebun L. . Kadiri . Solomon . 2020 . In memoriam: emeritus professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe, DPhil, FRCP, CON, CFR, FAS (1933–2020) . Kidney International . 98 . 4 . 800–801 . 10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.017 . 0085-2538. free . 32998804 .
  9. Web site: FOOTPRINTS & FOOTNOTES AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LADIPO AKINKUGBE – eBook Version (pdf) Ladipo Akinkugbe at AMV Publishing Services . 22 December 2023 . amvpublishingservices.com.
  10. Web site: Oladipo Akinkugbe, outstanding medical scholar, drops the stethoscope .
  11. Web site: Faith . Adeoye . 15 June 2020 . UPDATED: Akinkugbe, Nigeria's first professor of medicine, dies at 87 . 22 December 2023 . Tribune Online . en-GB.
  12. Web site: 16 April 2021 . Prof Oladipo Akinkugbe: The 4th Vice-Chancellor Of ABU Zaria. The Abusites . 22 December 2023 . en-US.
  13. Web site: 14 July 2020 . My Conversation With Prof Oladipo Akinkugbe (1933–2020), By Idowu Olayinka . 22 December 2023 . The Crest . en-US.
  14. Web site: Remembering Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe RCP Museum . 23 December 2023 . history.rcplondon.ac.uk.
  15. Web site: Prof. Oladipo Akinkugbe: Physician of global reckoning .
  16. Akinkugbe . O O . 1 December 1990 . Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in developing countries . Journal of Hypertension Supplement . 8 . 7 . S233–8 . 1747-3667 . 2095392.
  17. Akinkugbe . O O . Nicholson . G D . Cruickshank . J K . 1 January 1991 . Heart disease in blacks of Africa and the Caribbean . Cardiovascular Clinics . 21 . 3 . 377–391 . 0069-0384 . 2044116.
  18. Akinkugbe . O. O. . Ojo . O. A. . 26 April 1969 . Arterial Pressures in Rural and Urban Populations in Nigeria . British Medical Journal . 2 . 5651 . 222–224 . 10.1136/bmj.2.5651.222 . 0007-1447 . 1983138 . 5780430.
  19. Akinkugbe . O. O. . 1980 . High Blood Pressure in the African Context . Tropical Doctor . 10 . 2 . 56–58 . 10.1177/004947558001000205 . 7385335 . 0049-4755.
  20. Akinkugbe . O. O. . Lewis . E. A. . Montefiore . D. . Okubadejo . O. A. . 21 September 1968 . Trimethoprim and Sulphamethoxazole in Typhoid . British Medical Journal . 3 . 5620 . 721–722 . 10.1136/bmj.3.5620.721 . 0007-1447 . 1989616 . 5673964.
  21. Akinkugbe . O.O. . 2 December 2008 . Nephrology in the Tropical Setting . Nephron . 22 . 1–3 . 249–252 . 10.1159/000181456 . 370631 . 1660-8151.
  22. Akinkugbe . O O . Akinkugbe . F M . Ayeni . O . Solomon . H . French . K . Minear . R . 30 April 1977 . Biracial study of arterial pressures in the first and second decades of life. . British Medical Journal . 1 . 6069 . 1132–1134 . 10.1136/bmj.1.6069.1132 . 0007-1447 . 1606654 . 861499.
  23. Akinkugbe . Oladipo O. . 1 September 1968 . The rarity of hypertensive retinopathy in the African . The American Journal of Medicine . 45 . 3 . 401–404 . 10.1016/0002-9343(68)90074-0 . 5672739 . 0002-9343.
  24. Akinkugbe . O. O. . 1 February 1996 . The Nigerian hypertension programme . Journal of Human Hypertension . 10 . Suppl 1 . S43–6 . 1476-5527 . 8965287.

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