{"id":14540,"date":"2017-03-08T15:32:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T14:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=14540"},"modified":"2017-11-23T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T11:30:37","slug":"oshoba-festus-odunayo-abimbola","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/oshoba-festus-odunayo-abimbola\/","title":{"rendered":"OSHOBA, Festus Odunayo Abimbola"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MBBS, FWACS, FMCOPHTH, MCIA.FCIA, MPA, FICS, MNIM; medical consultant surgeon, optician, administrator; b: December 26, 1958; so: Ogun; m: Elizabeth Bandele Oshoba; nc: two s, two d; ed: S.S. Peter and Paul&#8217;s Primary School, Ile-Ife, 1965-70, St. John&#8217;s Grammar School. Ile-Ife, 1971-76. University of Ilorin, Kwara State, 1978-84; Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Arab, 1988-93; Nigerian College of Administration (Affiliated with the Chartered Institute of Administration). 1996-97; University of Lagos. Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, 2000-02; 2004-05; cr: Teacher, St. John&#8217;s Grammar School, Ife-Ife, Osun State, 1976-77; Clerical Officer, National Bank of Nigeria Ltd, Sagamu, 1977-78; Horsemanship, State Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, 1984-85; National Youth Service Crops, Lagos Island L.G. City Hall Lagos, 1985-86; Medical Officer, Eye Clinic General Hospital, Lagos, 1986-88; jnr. Registrar, Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Unit, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, 1988-90; snr. Registrar, Ophthalmology, 1990-93; Consultant, Ophthalmologist Eye Clinic, General Hospital, 1993-96; Chief Consultant, Ophthalmologist (Consultant Special Grade II), Eye Clinic General Hospital, Lagos, 1997-2000; and since 2001; asst. Coordinating dir. Postgraduate Residency Training Unit, 1996-2001; Programme Coordinator, Lagos State, Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, 2000-04; Trainer of residents\/diplomates in Ophthalmology, West Africa Postgraduate Medical College\/National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, since 1998; Assessor, Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology, since 2004; Sec General, Ilorin University Medical Students Association Session, 1980-81; presd. 1982-83; v-presd. 1982-83; Editor-in-Chief, Medilor Official Journal, Ilorin University Medical Student Association, 1980- 82; Chief Host, Nigerian Medical Students Association Games, 1983; Congress sec, 20th Annual Congress of the Ophthalmology Society of Nigeria, Lagos, 1995; Pioneer sec, Lagos State Branch of the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria, 1995-97; ch. Medical Guild Lagos; Association of Lagos State Government Employed Medical Doctors, 1997-99; 40th Anniversary Celebrations, St. John&#8217;s Grammar School, Ile-Ife, Osun State, 2002; Lagos State Branch of the Ophthalmology Society of Nigeria, since 2005; National Sec. General, Ophthalmology Society of Nigeria, 1997-2001; Deacon, Assemblies of God Church, Ebute-Metta, Lagos, 1994-97; mm: Public Professional Practice Committee of The Chartered Institute of Administration, 2001; 2002-04; Examinations Committee of The Chartered Institute of Administration, 2001; Governing Council, Chartered Institute of Administration, since 2001; Student Affairs Committee, 2002-04; Publications Committee, since 2005; Counting Membership Training Committee, since 2005; Nigerian Institute of Management, 2003; Council mem. Nigerian Medical Association Lagos State Branch, 1997- 99; Medical Committee of Ophthalmology of the Nigerian Olympic Committee, since 2004; mem. Board of Trustees, Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria, since 1983; assocmem.. Chartered Institute of Administration, 1998; ah: Federal Government Merit Award Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, University of Ilorin, 1981-82; 1983; Ciba Geigu Price 1983; 1984; Dr. Duro Soleye Prize, Best Student, Faculty of Health, University of Ilorin, 1983-84; Faculty Prize, 1983-84; hd: Listed, American Academy Of Ophthalmology, since 2001; Who&#8217;s Who in Nigeria, published by the Nigerian International Biographical Center, (Second Edition), 2003; award: Special Merit Award of theOphthalmological Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Branch, 2003; sc: Unilorin Threatre, 1979-84; Uading Actor, 1982; Convocation Play; Unilorin Christian Union 1978-84; hob: farming, reading, football, table tennis, drama lawn tennis; off: Dept. of Ophthalmology, General Hospital, Lagos; res: Odunayo Oshoba Villa, off Olesegun Oduneyi Drive, Off Ibeshe Road., before Nichemtex Industries, by Molatori Estate\/Village, Ikorodu; tel: 01- 835807, 2882802, 4806392, 4729032, 08022243299, 08042115826, 08034155643, 08023276468.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,174],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-14540","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-medicine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/14540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/14540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14540"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=14540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}