Dr. Foluke A. FASOLA

Basic Information

	Name: Dr. Foluke A. FASHOLA	Faculty: BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES
	Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Department: Haematology
	Designation: Reader
Brief Biography:

Resume

              (a)      Name:                                                             Foluke Atinuke, Fasola

              (b)     Date of Birth:                                                            29 March, 1966.

              (c)      Department:                                                              Dept. of Haematology.

              (d)     Faculty:                                                          Basic Medical Sciences.

II.           Present Post :                                                          Senior Lecturer

• UNIVERSITY EDUCATION (With Dates)

University of Ibadan, Ibadan.                                                           2012

University of Ibadan, Ibadan.                                                           1999

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.                                                     1988  

IV.        ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS (WITH DATE AND GRANTING BODIES)

Masters of Science (Chemical Pathology),

University of Ibadan.                                                                                    2012

Certificate in Immunology, College of Medicine,

University of Ibadan.                                                                                    1999

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB.BS)

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.                                                     1988

V.          PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (WITH DATES)

              National Postgraduate Medical College of Physicians       

              Part 1 FMCPath                                                                                1994

              Fellow of the West African College

              of Physicians (FWACP) (Laboratory Medicine).                            1998

VI.       SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIP AND PRIZES         

        SCHOLARSHIPS

Senate Research Grant, University of Ibadan.                                 2000

IMSG College of Medicine, University of Ibadan Travel grant.     2003

Japan International Cooperation Agency.                                        2005

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grant for

Staff development, University of Ibadan.                                        2007

Senate Research grant, University of Ibadan.                                  2010

FELLOWSHIP

Visiting Fellow to University Hospital Aintree, NHS

Lower Lane, Liverpool.                                                                    Sept. - Dec. 2003

National Blood Service, West Derby, Liverpool.                            Nov 2003

Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescott Street,

Liverpool.                                                                                         Nov 2003

Intermediate Transfusion Medicine course, National Blood  

Service, Sheffield (formerly MRCPath Part 1).                              Dec 2003

Country focused Training course in Preventive measures

against HIV transmission at Hokkaido University Graduate

School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.                                               Aug. – Sept. 2005

Clinical attachment in lymphoma at Christie Hospital

NHS foundation Trust, Manchester.                                                            May–July 2007

VII.       HONOURS, DISTINCTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETY

Member, Medical Women Association of Nigeria.

Member, African Society for Blood Transfusion.

Member, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).

Member, Nigeria Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NSHBT).

Member, International Society for Blood Transfusion.

Member, International Society for Haematology.

Member, Association of Pathologist of Nigeria.

Treasurer, Local Organizing Committee (NSHBT).                       2000

Assistant Secretary, Medical and Dental Consultant.

Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) Ibadan Branch.                         2000 – 2002

Treasurer, Local Organizing Committee (NASL).                          2002

Treasurer, MDCAN UCH, Ibadan.                                                   2002-2004

Member, Committee on Departmental Continuing

Medical Education on Blood Transfusion.                                      2004 – 2005

External Examiner in Haematology, LAUTECH Oshogbo.            2005

Examiner, Fellowship Examination of West

African College of Physician (WACP).                                          2005 till date

Resource person at the yearly revision courses of the WACP

and Update course organized by the WACP.                                  2006 till date.

Financial Secretary, Medical and Dental Consultant

Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) Ibadan.                                      2006-2008

Vice Chairman, Medical and Dental Consultant

Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) Ibadan.                                      2014- 2016

External Examiner in Haematology, University of Ilorin,

Ilorin, Kwara state.                                                                           2014 - 2016

External Examiner in Haematology, BOWEN,

Ogbomosho,Oyo State.                                                                    2014 – 2016

Member: African Organisation for Research

and Training in Cancer (AORTIC)                                                  2016 till date

VIII.      DETAILS OF TEACHING / WORK EXPERIENCE

UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

• I teach the following aspects of haematology to MBBS/BDS students: General haematology, haemoglobinopathy, anaemias, haemato-oncology, Acquired and inherited bleeding disorders, Thromboembolic disorders, Blood transfusion, Universal precaution.

I also participate in the practical session and take tutorials

• As Associate Lecturer for General Studies Programme, I teach “Non communicable diseases (sickle cell disease)” in GES 107.
• I teach the following topics to Biomedical Science Laboratory students.

Course – HAE 301; Topics taught were: Cell counting; Grouping techniques and antibody screening, clinical significance, secretor status.

Course 302: ABO and Rhesus blood groups, Inheritance, distribution and genetics theory; Plant lectins-preparation and standardization of antisera.

POSTGRADUATE LEVEL;

• I teach Haematology Masters Students: HAE 721- Blood transfusion.
• Teaching, supervision and mentoring of Laboratory Medicine residents’ doctors and other residents posted to Haematology Department. I have been involved in the preparation of practical sessions and examinations at all levels of the training in residency training program. I have participated in both written and oral examination of these students at the primary, Part I and part II levels. The teaching entails formal teaching, seminars, daily supervision, review of slides with them, teaching during ward round and journal club. Project supervised include;

          a.   Glucose 6-Phosphate dehydrogenase in sickle cell disease patients.

b Antithrombin activity in steady state and vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease patients.

• Serum homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 levels in patients with deep vein thrombosis in Ibadan.
• Seroprevalence and risk factors for human T-cell Lymphotrophic Viruses types 1/2 (HTLV 1/2) among blood donors in Jos. (2015).
• Complement Factor H levels amongst steady state sickle cell anaemia patients at Ibadan, Nigeria.
• Red cell alloantibodies in patients scheduled for blood transfusion in University College Hospital, Ibadan.
• Xanthine activity and uric acid level in patients with sickle cell anaemia presenting with vaso-occlusive crises in UCH, Ibadan.
• Prevalence of high titre alpha and beta haemolysin among blood donors at the blood bank University College Hospital Ibadan.
• Rh blood group phenotype frequencies in women attending antenatal clinic in University College Hospital, Ibadan.
• Comparison of HBsAG screening techniques among blood donors in University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.

• Managing patients with various haematological disorders at the haematology day care unit, follow-up clinic and on the wards. Patients are also referred to me from the various departments of the hospital and outside the hospital.
• Supervision blood bank activities and manages patients with blood transfusion related disorders and daily supervises, teach and mentor resident doctors.
• Moderation and active participation in departmental and interdepartmental seminar sessions as well as journal club.

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

• Consultant-In-Charge, Blood Bank. 2004
• Consultant in Charge, Blood Bank. 2008
• Coordinator, West African College of Physician (WACP)

Revision Course (Laboratory Medicine).                                          2009 -2018

• Departmental representative; Clinics Revolving Funds Committee 2010- till date
• Member, Career and Counseling (FBMS, COM.UI). 2011
• Member, Strategic, Implementation and Monitoring

Committee (WACP)                                                                           2013 till date

• Member, Faculty Subcommittee on Curriculum

Revision (WACP).                                                                             2013

• Member, Departmental Committee on Quality Assurance

 (COMUI)                                                                                           2013

• Finance committee (FBMS, COM.UI). 2014 -2018
• Haemato-oncology Tumour board,

UCH Ibadan (Co-ordinator)                                                               2016 –till date

• Member; Strategic planning committee for University

College Hospital and College of Medicine

• Chief Examiner; Faculty of laboratory Medicine

West African College of Physician (WACP)                                                2017- till date

• College of Medicine University of Ibadan Google partnership      Jan – June, 2017
• Review of abstract submitted for ISBT conferences: 2017 till date

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Member of Health team of CAPRO

• Consultation at Hypertension Clinic for Vine branch Church, Ibadan.
• Consultant; Monthly sickle cell clinic  at Adeoyo Ring road State Hospital, Ibadan
• Health talks in churches on sickle cell disease, Deep vein thrombosis and HIV.
• Member, Working committee, Sickle cell Hope Alive Foudation

Researches

• Completed
• Folate and Vitamin B12 level of apparently healthy Nigerian women.
• Haematological parameters in patients with sickle cell disease and chronic leg ulcer on compression therapy.

• In progress
• Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Patients with Acute Leukaemia in Nigeria – Implication for Management. Data on Patients with Acute Leukaemia with regards to signs, symptoms and laboratory results at the time of presentation and course of disease has been collected. The challenges affecting mortality and morbidity among patients will be assessed. The study is at data analysis stage.
• Response of Multiple Myeloma Patients in Ibadan to Bortezomib.

The data to assess degree of improvement in morbidity and mortality in this group of patients as well as side effects is ongoing.

• The Prevalence of Haemoglobinopathy among Patients with Anaemia in Ibadan, Nigeria. This cross- sectional study is to determine the proportion of patients with anaemia with haemoglobinopathy and the frequency of the various haemoglobin variants among the patients to improve the management of patients with aneamia.

• Dissertation, Projects and Thesis
• Fasola A: Breast feeding pattern among University campus women in Zaria submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the MB.BS degree of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (1988).
• Fasola A: Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C viral Markers in patients with sickle cell disease at Ibadan, Nigeria submitted to the West African Postgraduate Medical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Fellowship of the West African College of Physician in Laboratory Medicine (1998)

Fasola F.A: Serum iron level, oxidative deoxyribonucleic acid damage and risk of cervical cancer in Nigerian women submitted to the in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of the Master of Chemical Pathology. (2012).

Publications

• Books already published: NIL

• Chapter in books already published
• Ogunniyi, A. and Fasola, F.A. (2012). Genetic Disorder and Non communicable Diseases in Africa. In A Textbook for GES, Reproductive Health, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) & Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): General Studies Programme Unit, University of Ibadan. Chapter 11, 122 – 132pp. ISBN 978-978-77-43-9654.

• Articles that have already appeared in refereed conference proceedings

*2. Fasola, F.A., Shokunbi, W.A. and Salimonu, I. (2003). Paraproteinaemia in Nigerian Patients with Multiple Myeloma: Proceedings of XVIII Meeting of International Society of Haematology (European and African Division). Graz (Austria), Sept 7 – 10.  

• Patents: NIL

• Articles that have already appeared in learned journals

*3.    Kotila, T.R., Aken’Ova, Y.A., Shokunbi, W.A., Akingbola, T.S. and Fasola, F.A. (2001). Hodgkin’s disease After Treatment for Burkitt’s lymphoma: Case report. East African Medical Journal Vol. 78. No.7: 49 – 50.  

*4.     Fasola, F.A., Shokunbi, W.A. and Falade, A.G. (2002). Factors influencing the outcome of Management of Patients with Burkitt’s lymphoma at the UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria. An eleven year review. Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal Vol. 9. No. 3: 108 – 112.  

*5.     Fasola, F.A., Okunade, M.A and Abjah, U.M.A. (2002). Quality Assessment of Platelet Concentrate Prepared in Tertiary Hospital Blood Bank, African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol.31:  337- 339.

*6.     Fasola, F.A. and Otegbayo, J.A. (2002). Post Transfusion Viral Hepatitis in Sickle Cell Anaemia: Retrospective-Prospective Analysis. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practices Vol. 5. No. 1: 16 – 19.

7.        Ogunbiyi, A.O., Shokunbi, W.A., Fasola, F.A., and Ogunbiyi, j.O. (2002). Leukaemia Cutis in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukaemia. East African Medical Journal Vol. 79 No. 10: 51 – 53. .

• Otegbayo, J.A., Daramola, O.O.M., Oguntoye, O.O., Ogunlade, O.A., Muibi, S.A. and Fasola, F.A. (2002). Assessment of Risk of Patient-to-Health Worker Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus at a University Hospital. Archives of Ibadan Medicine3: 62-64.

• Fasola, F.A., Odaibo, G.N., Akenova, Y.A. and Olaleye, O.D. (2003). Hepatitis B and C Viral Markers in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Ibadan, Nigeria. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 32: 293-295.
• Otegbayo, J.A., Fasola, F.A. and Abja, A. (2003). Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and e Antigens, Risk Factors for Acquisition and Serum Transaminase Among Blood Donors in Ibadan, Nigeria .Tropical Gastroenterology 24: 196-197. 
• Kotila, T.R. and Fasola, F.A. (2005). The Lupus Anticoagulant in a Population of Healthy Nigerian Adults. Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine3. No. 1: 45 – 48.

• Fasola, F., Adedapo, K., Anetor, J. and Kuti, M. (2007). Total Antioxidant Status and Some Haematological Values in Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Steady State. Journal of the National Medical Association 99. No. 8: 891-894.
• Fasola, F.A., Kotila, T.R. and Akinyemi, J.O. (2008). Trends in Transfusion-Transmitted Viral Infections in Ibadan, Nigeria. Intervirology 51: 427-431.

• Kotila, T.R. and Fasola, F.A. (2008). Pattern of Blood Donation in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital: The Way Forward. Africa Sanquine 11. No. 1: 19-21.
• Fasola, F.A., Kotila, T.R. and Shokunbi, W.A. (2009). Audit of the Red Cell supply of a Busy Hospital Blood Bank in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Clinical practice 12. No. 2: 165-168.
• Fasola, F.A., Otegbayo, J.A., Abja, U.M.A. and Ola, S.O. (2009). Haematological Parameters in Nigerian Patients with Acute Viral Hepatitis. Nigerian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Vol.1. No. 1: 27-31.

• Anetor, J.I., Ajose, O.A., Adeleke, F.N., Olaniyan-Taylor, G.O. and Fasola, F.A. (2010). Depressed Antioxidant Status in Pregnant Women on Iron Supplement: Pathologic and Clinical Correlates. Biology of Trace Elements Research 136: 157-170.

• Luzzatto, L. Fasola, F. and Tshilolo, L. (2011). Haematology in Africa (Editorial Comment) British Journal of Haematology154: 777-782.
• Fasola, F.A., Eteng, K. and Akinyemi, J.O. (2012). Multiple Myeloma: Challenges of Management in a Developing Country. Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 3. No 6: 397-403.
• Fasola, F.A., Eteng, K.I.I., Shokunbi, W.A., Akinyemi, J.A. and Salako, B.L. (2012). Renal Status of Multiple Myeloma Patients in Ibadan, Nigeria. Annals of Ibadan. Postgraduate Medicine. 10, No. 2: 28-33.
• Fasola, F.A., Kotila, T.R., Edwin, O.A., Dada, V.O. and Oyewumi, T.J. (2013). Assessment of Immunoglobulin Levels in the Cause of False Pass Rate in the Use of Copper Sulphate (CuSO₄). As Pre-donation Screening Test. The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences No 2: 8-13.
• Kotila, T.R, Fasola, F. A. and Busari, E.O. (2013). A Revisit of Venous Thromboembolism. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences 42. No 2: 177-181.

• Fasola, F.A., Anetor J.I, and Ilesanmi, O. S (2013). An Investigation of the Prevalence of Iron Overload in Nigerian Women. African Journal of Medicine and Medical. Sciences. 42. No.3: 231-237.

• Akinlade, K.S., Adewale C.O., Fasola, F.A., Rahamon, S.K. and Dada, V.O. (2014). Indices of Insulin Sensitivity and Oral Disposition Index in Adult Nigerians with Sickle Cell Anaemia: A pilot study. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 4. No. 31: 4973-4981.
• Yuguda, S., Fasola, F.A., Kolude, B.M. and Adeyemi, B.F. (2014). Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Presenting with an Extensive Facial Ulcer. Archive of Basic and Applied Medicine 2: 183-186.
• Akinlade, K.S., Adewale, C.O., Rahamon, A.K., Fasola, F.A., Olaniyi, J.A. and Atere, A.D. (2014). Defective Lipid Metabolism in Sickle Cell Anaemia Subjects in Vaso-Occlusive Crisis. Nigerian Medical Journal, Vol. 55. No. 5: 428-431.

• Fasola, F.A., Anetor, J.I., Ajenifuja, K.O., Ilesanmi, O.S., Evans, M.D., Lam, P.M.W., Mistry, V. and Odukogbe, A.A. (2015). Iron Indices and Urinary 8-oxo-7, 8- Dihydro-2-Deoxyguanosine (8-oxodg) in Patients with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 7. No. 8: 678-687.
• Fasola, F.A., Akere, A. and Fowodu, F.O. (2015). Case Report: Portal Vein Thrombosis as a Cause of Haematemesis in a Healthy African Adolescent. International Blood Research and Reviews 4. No. 1: 1-6.
• Adebayo, E.M., Adeyemi, A.A., Omotade, O.O., Fasola, F.A., Ajayi, T.O., Attah, F.A., Famojuro, T.I., Adebisi, L. and Moody, J. (2015). Antisickling of the Fresh and Dried Roots of Cissus Populnes Guill ET Perr (Vitaceae). Nigerian Journal of Natural products and Medicine. DOI:http://dx.doi.org /10.4314/njnpm.v19i1.16 19: 134-138.  

• Ojo, O.T., Fasola, F.A., Olawale, O.O., Akinpelu, A., Anetor, J.I., Olatunji, P.O. and Shokunbi, W.A. (2015). Association of Plasma Lead with Iron Indices and Complete Blood Count among Male Bricklayers in Ibadan, Oyo State. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research. 11. No.12: 1-9.

• Fasola, F.A., Shokunbi, W.A. and Kotila, T.R. (2015). Blood Wastage Rate in a Sub-Saharan African Hospital Based Blood Bank. International Blood Research & Reviews. 4. No. 4: 1-6.
• Fasola, F.A., Kotila, T.R., Ilesanmi, O.S. and Busari O.E. (2015). Antithrombin deficiency in patients with thromboembolic disorders in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Hospital Practice. Vol. 16, Nos. 4-6: 27-32.
• Ma′an, V.T., Fasola, F.A., Egesie, O.J. and Ma′an, D.N. (2016). Seroprevalence and risk factors for human T cell lymphotrophic viruses types 1 and 2 among blood donors in Jos, Nigeria. International Journal of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology. Vol. 5: 30-36.
• Fasola, F.A. and Aworanti, O. W. (2016). Chemotherapy Induced Melanonychia: A Case Report. International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports. 7(5): 1-5.
• Fasola, F.A., Fadimu, P.A. and Akpan, V.O. (2017). A seven year review of the seroprevalence of transfusion transmitted infections in a hospital based blood bank in Ibadan, Nigeria. Clinical Medicine Research 6(1):1-8.
• Adesina, O.A. and Fasola, F. (2017). Abnormal haemoglobin variants, ABO and rheusus blood group distribution among pregnant women in a secondary health centre in Ibadan, South West Nigeria. African Journal of Medicine Science 46, 189-195.

• Fasola, F.A. (2017). Pre-deposit autologous blood donation in blood conservation: perspective from a resource poor country. African Journal of Medicine Science 46, 271-281.
• Fasola FA. (2017) Negative peri-donation events among whole blood donors in a blood bank in Ibadan, Nigeria Journal of Public Health in Africa volume 8:720; 170-173

• Kotila, T.R., Fasola, F.A., Ogundeji, P.E, Busari, O.E, Eluyera, O., Abbiyesuku, F.M. (2018). A comparison of C-reactive protein and Serum Ferritin as Acute Phase Reactants in Venous Thromboembolism. Nigerian Journal of Haematology (NJH) I Vol. 1 (2): 1-6.
• Olutogun, T.A., Olufemi-Aworinde, K.J., Fasola, F.A, Ano-Edward, G.H., Aworinde, O.O., and Ajiboye, A.O. (2018) Complement factor H levels in steady state sickle cell anaemia. J. of Health Sci. Vol 6(2), 72-81.

• Fasola, F.A, Aworanti, O.W. (2018). Hypereosinophilic Atopic Transverse Myelitis. Downloaded free from http://www.njcponline.com on Monday, June 11, IP: 102.251.47.77, 816-819. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice Vol. 21 Iss. 6 June 2018. 816-819.

• Fasola, O., Abosede, O., Fasola, F.A. (2018). Knowledge attitude and practice of good nutrition among women of childbearing age in Somolu Local Government, Lagos. Journal of Public Health in Africa. Vol.9:793, 42-46.

• Akingbola, T., Fasola, F., Khadijat, A.S., Alonge, T. and Chinonso, A.Y. (2018) Red Cell Exchange Transfusion in Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients at the
  University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. J Blood Disord Transfus, 9:1 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000396. ISSN: 2155-9864. J. Blood Disord Transfus Vol 9: 396, 1-5.

• Olutogun T.A., Olufemi‑Aworinde K.J., Fasola F.A., Ano‑Edward G.H., Aworinde O.O., Ajiboye A.O. (2018). Total antioxidant status in sickle cell anemia. Saudi Journal for Health Sciences - Volume 7, Issue 2: 80-82.

• Okongwu C.I., Fasola F.A., Adekanmi A.J., Onifade A.A. (2018) Morbidity pattern and interferon gamma level in sickle cell anemia patients with autosplenectomy. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice; 21:1615-21.

• Shokunbi W.A., Fasola F.A., Shonde-Adebola K.B., Odebiyi H.A., Adeoye O.A. (2018) Pattern of bleeding in Nigerian haemophilliacs seen in a tertiary hospital. The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences Vol. 25 No 4, 13-17.

• Adesina O, Fasola FA. Blood donation and transfusion: perception of pregnant women at the University College Hospital, Ibadan Tropical Journal of Obstertrics and Gynaecology (In press)

• Books, Chapters in Books, Articles already accepted for publication: NIL

• Technical Reports and Monographs.

Shokunbi, W.A., Dorusinmi, M.A., Aken’ova, Y.A., Olatunji, O.O., Akanmu, A.S., Wakama, T.T., Fasola, F.A.,  Olaniyi, J.A., Nwauche, C.A., Akingbola, T.S., Mamman, A., Enosolease, M.E., Abjah, U.M.A., Ocheni, S. and Eteng, K.I.I. (2011). Lymphoma Treatment Guidelines for Nigeria. Compiled by NSHBT. (Nigeria) (Contribution: 20%).

Contact Information

Phone: 08033375785	Address:	Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Facebook: Profile Link	LinkedIn: Profile Link	Twitter: Profile Link
Instagram: Profile Link	YouTube: Profile Link	Pinterest: Profile Link