Joseph Ifeanyi ADINMA

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

ADINMA

First Name

Joseph

Other Names

Ifeanyi

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

September 8, 1954

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Imo

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Dr. Echendu Okpan

Number of Children (Male)

3

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

Medical Practitioner
Consultant
gynaecologist
University Lecturer

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St. Francis School, Oturkpo, 1960-64; St. Michael’s School, Onitsha, 1965; St. Theresa’s College, Nsukka, 1966-72; College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, 1973-79; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, 1981-86.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Governing Council, University Senate; Committee of Deans;
Chairman, Faculty Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee; Faculty Students’ Disciplinary
Committee; Faculty Admissions Board; Examinations Board; Assessment Committee on
appraisal procedures; National Association of Hospital Consultants; Society of
Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria; Fellow:West African College of Surgeons,
International College of Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences, American
Association for the Advancement of Sciences; assistant editor, African Journal of
Reproductive Health; Editorial Board Member, Journal of Science, Engineering &
Technology; Tropical Journal of Medical Research.

Previous Appointments

Pre-Registration House Officer, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, 1979-
80; Senior House Officer, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching
Hospital, Enugu, 1981-82; Registrar, 1982-84; Senior Registrar, 1984-87; Consultant, Iyi
Enu Mission Hospital, Ogidi, 1987-89; Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Zife
(Adinma) Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, 1989-90; Consultant/Lecturer 1 Obstetrics &
Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital,
since 1991; Consultant (part-time) Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Summit Specialist Hospital,
Nnewi, since 1992; Acting, Head of Department, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, 1990-95; Sub-Dean, Faculty of Medicine, 1995-96; Acting, Dean,
Faculty of Medicine, since 1996; presently, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Staff
Advisor, Medical Students Research Group; examiner, Postgraduate Primaries in
Obstetrics/Gynaecology, West African Post-graduate Medical College, since 1994

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Relationship of Social Changes in Nigeria to
Accidental & Non-Accidental Injuries and Poisoning of Children, Medikka, 1978; 10-13;
Cervical Polyp Presenting As Inevitable Abortion, Tropical Doctor, UK 1989; 19:181;
Effect of Cord Entanglement on Pregnancy Outcome of International Journal of
Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 1990; 32:15-18; Higher Multiple Birt Socio-Economic
Implications In a Developing Nation, International Journal of Fertility and Menopausal
Studies, 1991, 36/3: 153-6; Cancer of the Cervix Uteri in Pregnancy, Oriental Journal of
Medicine, 1991; 3:47-9; The Tubal Factor in Infertility, Nigerian Medical Journal, 1993;
25/2:58-61.

Residential Address

1, Our Lady’s Road, Nkpor, P.O. Box 7184, Onitsha.

Official Address

Department of Obstetrics/ Gynaecology, NAUTH, P.M.B, 5025, Nnewi