Dr Adeoluwa Adeniji is currently the Chief Medical Director of MeCure Cancer Centre, the Oncology arm of the MeCure Healthcare Limited and the first West African Comprehensive Oncology Centre with the capacity for PET-CT based treatment.
He is a board certified Clinical and Radiation Oncologist with the West African College of Surgeons and National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. He earned his graduate medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Masters degree in Human Anatomy Science from the University of Lagos and Masters degree in Business Administration with double specialization in Sustainability and Enabling E-commerce from Nexford University, an American based institution known for innovation and excellence.
Furthermore, because of his passion for effective management and leadership especially in the health sector, he earned Fellowships with the Nigerian Institute of Management Consultants and the International Council of Management Consulting institutes. He also holds a leadership and management certificate in health from the University of Washington among more than twenty other certificate trainings in Patient centered care, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, drug access, research, management and leadership.
Being very sound academically, he has been recognized with awards of excellence for being the best all the way from secondary school level to graduate and postgraduate levels. He has served in many leadership capacities including being the Chief Resident during his postgraduate medical training at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. He served as a medical practitioner under the Lagos Health Service Commission before his residency training. Since he completed his postgraduate specialist training, he has worked as a full specialist in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, full time consultant Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at Lakeshore Cancer Centre, Senior Clinical Oncologist and team lead at Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre and Specialist Hospital, Director of Clinical Oncology services at Sameda Clinics in Lagos, Nigeria.
He is very passionate about cancer research and prevention and has coordinated numerous research projects and screening programs on both hospital and community levels. Being an astute researcher, he has published in both local and international Journals some research findings in clinical oncology and experimental endocrinology.
He has played many leadership and managerial roles including Chief Resident, team lead, senior management staff in at least four oncology centers, church executive leader for 18 years and Director in two oncology centers. Presently the Chief Clinical Oncologist and Chief Medical Director of the first PET-CT-based oncology center in West Africa.
He is a member of both local and international professional bodies including Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists in Nigeria, American Society of Clinical Oncologists, European Society of Medical Oncologists, institute of management consultants in Nigeria and International Council of Management consulting Institutes.
Qualifications: MBBS, MSc, FWACS, FMCR, FIMC, CMC, MBA.