John Obafunwa
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Prof. John Obafunwa |
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| 7th Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Lateef A. Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Olanrewaju Fagbohun |
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| Born |
John Oladapo Obafunwa Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater |
University of Lagos University of Edinburgh Medical School Royal College of Pathologists Northumbria University |
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| Website | www |
John Obafunwa is a Nigerian medical expert, pathologist, lawyer, author and former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University.
Obafunwa was born in Epe, a local government area in Lagos State, South-Western Nigeria. He obtained a bachelor's degree in medicine from the University of Lagos. Prior to obtaining his post graduate certificate from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in 1987, he spent five years of residency training the Department of Morbid Anatomy, Lagos University Teaching Hospital. In 1991, he graduated with a Diploma in medical jurisprudence from the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland before he became a member of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1992. He also hold a Bachelor of Laws degree after he graduated from Northumbria University in 2004.
Prior to his appointment as the 7th Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Obafunwa has worked and served in several educational and medical organizations including the Forensic Medicine Unit, University of Edinburgh Medical School and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust. He served as Head of Department of the Department of Pathology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau before he was appointed as a Professor of forensic pathology at the Department of Pathology and Anatomy, Lagos State University College of Medicine in 2001. He served as the Provost of Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja Campus from March 2006 to February 2010 before he was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University.
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