Biographical record
- Title
- Prof.
- Surname
- ADESANYA
- First Name
- Christiana
- Other Names
- Oluremi
- Gender
- Female
- Source of Publication
- NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
- Date of Birth
- November 7, 1940
- Status
- Alive
- State of Origin
- Oyo
- Father's Status
- N/A
- Mother's Status
- N/A
- Marital Status
- Married
- Name of Spouse
- Oluwatope Mabogunje 1968
- Number of Children (Male)
- 3
- Profession
- Cardiologist, lecturer, administrator
- Education Level
- Tertiary
- Schools Attended with Dates
- Methodist Girls High School Lagos, 1954-59; Huron College, South Dakota, USA, 1961-64; University of South Dakota, Vermilion, USA. 1964-66; Northwestern University, Chicago, USA, 1966-68; Montefiore Hospital and Medical Centre, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
- Educational Qualification
- MFR, B.Sc, M.D, FWCP
- Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications
- Governing Council, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria;
Nigerian Cardiac Society, 1981-84; Pan African Society of Cardiology, since 1982,
Treasurer, since 1985; International Society and Federation of Cardiology Council on
Cardiomyopathy; Fellow: Nigerian Medical Council of Physicians, 1977; American
College of Cardiologists, 1980; Fellow: West African College of Physicians, 1980;
International Fellow: Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association, 1984. - Previous Appointments
- Internship in Medicine, 1968-69; Resident in Medicine, 1969-71; Resident in
Cardiology, 1971-72; Clinical and Research fellow in Cardiology, Harvard Medical
School. Thorndike Research Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, 1972-74: Senior Registrar
in Medicine, 1974-75; Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University
Teaching Hospital, Zaria: 1975-77: Senior Lecturer, 1977-80; Reader in medicine, 1980-
81; Professor:of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, 1981; Head,
Department of Medicine, ABU, Zaria; Dean, Faculty of Medicine, ABU, Zaria - Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- International/Foreign Decorations
- Doctorate of Humane Letters, Huron College, South Dakota, USA, 1983.
- Hobbies
- Sewing, singing, Church Choir
- Phone Number
- 069-32239.
- Residential Address
- 17B Belag, Institute of Administration, Kongo Campus, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
- Official Address
- Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
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