Fatiu Abiola Arogundade Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Nigeria

Professor Fatiu Abiola Arogundade; MBBS (Lagos), FMCP, ISN Fellow, FWACP, FRCP Edin, FRCP (London). He had his basic medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos and postgraduate training at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife. Professor Arogundade was promoted to the grade of Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the Obafemi Awolowo University in October, 2011. He is also a Honorary Consultant Physician / Nephrologist to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.His research interests are in general nephrology and renal replacement therapies. He had studied aetiopathogenesis and epidemiology of CKD in Nigeria looking at contributions of HIV, Hydrocarbons and Sickle Cell Disease. He has also studied different aspects of CKD including challenges and prospects of CAPD and kidney transplantation in Nigeria. He is currently examining modalities for retarding progression of CKD in Sickle Cell Disease and genomics of kidney disease in Africa. He has about 100 publications including 7 chapters in books. He is a reviewer to several journals and the Editor of Journal of Clinical Sciences and editorial adviser to Tropical Journal of Nephrology. He attended almost all WCNs since Berlin 2003 and was a member of the organising committee of WCN 2015 held in Cape Town, South Africa. He has served in SRC, HD, YNC and African regional committees of ISN and he is currently a member of Educational Ambassadors committee and African Regional Board. He served as the Vice-Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University between 2011 and 2013. He is the Chairman and Chief Examiner of the Faculty of Internal Medicine, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Past Secretary / Treasurer to African Association of Nephrology, President of Nigerian Association of Nephrology and President of Transplant Association of Nigeria. He has mentored about 35 postgraduate students. He is married with children and his hobbies include travelling and reading.