Oluyinka Olutoye, a Nigerian medical doctor with a medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife , has bagged a badge of honor for him self and the nation as he gets appointed the Surgeon-In-Chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OHio, United States.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital happens to be one of the largest and most comprehensive pediatric hospitals and research institutes in the United States.
Dr. Olutoye, will not only assume the position of the surgeon in chief but will also be appointed a professor and the E. Thomas Boles chair of pediatric surgery at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine.
“We are tremendously delighted to welcome Dr. Olutoye to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to further elevate the visibility and reputation of one of the best overall children’s surgical programs in the country that, through its clinical care and research, is forging the future of children’s surgery,” said Richard J. Brilli, MD, chief medical officer at Nationwide Children’s.
“Having a world-renowned fetal and pediatric surgeon join our leadership team will further advance Nationwide Children’s commitment to establishing a preeminent fetal surgery program,” Brilli added.
As part of his job description as the Surgeon-In-Chief, Olutoye will now lead one of the Largest children’s hospital surgery departments in the world, he will also serve as the primary surgical liaison between Nationwide Children’s and the OSU College of Medicine
As part of his academic and professional qualification, he had earned a PhD in anatomy from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He had also completed his residency in general surgery at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, and his fellowships in pediatric and fetal surgery at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia.
