Training Site in Nigeria – Lagos

Dr. Rose Ihuoma Anorlu

Rose Ihuoma Anorlu, MD, MPH, FMCOG, FWACS, FRCOG is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology who has dedicated her entire career to this field in her home country, Nigeria. She has held various positions, including a professorship at the University of Lagos, an Honorary Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital,
and served as the head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as the head Gynecological Oncology and Pathological Studies Unit of the two institutions.
A graduate of the University of Ghana Medical School , Professor Anorlu had her specialist training at the Lagos Universty Teaching Hospital and the Birmingham Maternity Hospital/ Birmigham and Midlands Hospital for Women, Birmingham, U.K. She holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Lagos

Throughout her career, Professor Anorlu has mentored and supervised the dissertation projects and grant applications of over 50 physicians in obstetrics and gynecology during their fellowships with the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Surgeons. These projects have primarily focused on gynecological cancers, particularly cervical cancer. She has published over 140 scientific works, including seven textbook chapters. Notably, more than 60% of her publications are centered on her areas of interest: cervical cancer prevention and treatment, as well as other gynecological cancers. She has presented numerous papers on cervical cancer at both national and international conferences and has collaborated with partners from academia, government, and industry, both domestically and internationally.

Dr. Adeyemi Okunowo

Dr. Adeyemi A. Okunowo is an Associate Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, and an Honorary Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist with special interest in Gynecological cancer management at the Oncology and Pathological Studies (OPS) Unit of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.

He had his undergraduate medical training at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, and his postgraduate Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the same University. He completed his residency training at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, and he is a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Surgeons in the Faculty of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

He had a post-residency training in Gynecologic Oncology at the Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India. He is currently an IGCS Fellow in the Global Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program and recently completed a three-month clinical observership and research training in Gynecologic Oncology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.

He is passionate about providing quality evidence-based care for women with Gynecologic cancers and is keenly interested in Gynecologic cancer research. His research interest is in Gynecologic cancer epidemiology, prevention, screening, early detection, and outcomes.

Dr. Ephraim Ohazurike

Dr. Ephraim Ohazurike is an alumnus of the prestigious College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He had his residency training at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

He is a fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Faculty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He practices as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.

He was awarded International Gynaecological Cancer Society (IGCS) scholarship to Stellenbosch University/ Tygerberg Academic Hospital Capetown South Africa in 2016. He was also awarded European Society of Gynaecological Cancer (ESGO) scholarship to Hammersmith Hospital. London in 2019. He is member of International Gynaecological Cancer Society (IGCS), European Society Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) and Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Nigeria (SOGON). He was a participant and presenter in many international gynaecological
cancer conferences.

He seeks to see a world where no woman dies of preventable gynaecological cancer through the provision of continuum of care.

Dr. Nomonde Mbatani

Dr. Matthrew Schlumbrecht

Dr. Schlumbrecht is a Professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida. He serves as the Director for the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program; Medical Co-Director for Research Operations, Cancer Survivorship Program; Co-Director of Cancer Control and Prevention for Gynecologic Oncology; and Translational Co-lead for the Gynecologic Oncology Site Disease Group. He also serves as the Vice Chair of Global and Community Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. In this capacity he acts as the international mentor for five international gynecologic oncology fellows in Nigeria and Bahamas through the International Gynecologic Cancer Society, for which he is the co-chair for the International Mentor and Local Supervisor Resource Committee.