Professor Olayinka Oladiran Adegbehingbe

Biosketch: Professor Olayinka Oladiran Adegbehingbe, FWACS, FICS
_Professor of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery | Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon | Musculoskeletal Onco1. Personal & Academic Profile*
Full Name*: Olayinka Oladiran Adegbehingbe
Nationality*: Nigerian | Place of Origin*: Ondo Town, Ondo State
Alma Mater*: MBBS, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1989
Specialty Training*: Residency in Orthopaedics & Trauma, OAUTHC Ile-Ife
Fellowships*: Fellow, West African College of Surgeons FWACS; Fellow, International College of SurgeoCurrent Appointment*: Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, College of Healt1. Administrative & Leadership Roles*
Acting Chief Medical Director, OAUTHC Ile-Ife
President, Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of Nigeria
First Black African Member, Medical Advisory Board, Ponseti International Association, USA
Coordinator: Nigerian & African Ponseti Clubfoot Projects / African Clubfoot Study Group
1. Clinical Expertise & Research Focus
Clinical Practice: Paediatric Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology, and Trauma
Research Interests:
1. Clubfoot Treatment: Ponseti method implementation and outcomes in Africa
2. Birth Trauma:
3. Predictive factors in Southwestern Nigeria
4. Chronic Osteomyelitis: Microbiology and surgical management
5. Radiation Effects & Environmental Factors in Cancer.
6. Key Contributions to Medical Education & Public Health in Africa
– Clubfoot Advocacy: Coordinated the first Ponseti International Clubfoot Workshop in West Africa in 20-Localization of Knowledge: Translated the “Clubfoot: Ponseti Management” manual into Yoruba, Igbo, -National Policy: Through his work, Nigeria became the first country globally to produce and adopt natio- Service Expansion: Established Ponseti Clubfoot Treatment Programs at OAUTHC Ile-Ife, University Te- Medical Nomenclature*: Credited with adding two terminologies to medical encyclopedias ophthofall – 4.
1. Selected Publications
2. Adegbehingbe O.O. et al. _Therapeutic decision in chronic osteomyelitis: sinus track culture versus in3. Adegbehingbe O.O. et al. _Predictive Factors for Birth Trauma in Southwestern Nigeria_. African Jour4. Contact & Affiliation
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, OAU College of Health Sciences, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Email: olayinkaadegbehingbe@yahoo.co.uk