Dr. Taiwo A. LAWAL

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	Name: Taiwo A. LAWAL
	Designation: Senior Lecturer
	Faculty: Clinical Sciences
	Department: Surgery
	Phone Number: +234 8069614811
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Biography

Dr. Taiwo A. Lawal is a Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Surgeon in the Department of Surgery. He graduated from the University of Ibadan with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). He also has a Doctorate in Medicine from the Hannover Medical School in Germany and is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the International College of Surgeons (FICS). His research focuses on paediatric colorectal surgery, prevention and management of congenital malformations, surgical outcomes research and medical education. He served as the Sub-Dean (Undergraduate) MBBS in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences between 2014 and 2018 and is currently the Sub-Dean (Postgraduate). He is a reviewer for several international and local journals and serves on the editorial boards of the African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Prime Medics Journal.

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Research

Completed Research

1. Comparison of the long term effects of thoracotomy and video assisted thoracic surgery in children
   
   
2. Malone Antegrade Continence Enema (MACE) in the care of children with faecal incontinence
   
   
3. Laparoscopy in the treatment of anorectal malformations
   
   
4. Use of pouchogram before reversal of ileostomies in children with inflammatory bowel diseases
   
   
5. Posterior urethral diverticulum in paediatric surgical patients
   
   
6. Treatment of faecal incontinence in children
   
   
7. Re-operations in Hirschsprung disease – histopathological correlates
   
   
8. Practice of hydrostatic reduction of intussusception in Nigerian children
   
   
9. Perspective of parents towards screening for birth defects and anorectal malformations
   
   
10. Spectrum of colorectal cases seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan

Publications

Selected Publications

1. FALCON Collaborators and Lawal, T.A. (2021). Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middleincome countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. CLICK HERE
   
   
2. GlobalSurg Collaborators and Lawal, T.A. (2021). Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries. Lancet. CLICK HERE
   
   
3. Global Paediatric Surgery Collaborators and Lawal, T.A. (2021). Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study. Lancet. CLICK HERE
   
   
4. Lawal, T.A. (2020). Management of postoperative fecal incontinence by pediatric surgeons in Nigeria: a pilot study. Annals of Paediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
   
   
5. Lawal, T.A., Raji, Y.R., Ajayi, S.O., Ademola, A.D., Ademola, A.F., Ayandipo, O.O., Adigun, T., Ogundoyin, O.O., Olulana, D.I., Asinobi, A.O. and Salako, B.L. (2019). Predictors and outcome of acute kidney injury after non-cardiac paediatric surgery. Renal Replacement Therapy. CLICK HERE
   
   
6. ASOS Collaborators and Lawal, T.A. (2018). Perioperative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study. Lancet. CLICK HERE
   
   
7. Global Surgery Collaborators and Lawal, T.A. (2018). Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infectious Diseases. CLICK HERE
   
   
8. Lawal, T.A., Adeleye, A.O., Ayede, A.I., Ogundoyin, O.O., Olulana, D.I., Olusanya, A.A., Olusanya, B.A., Jarrett, O.O., Asinobi, A.O., Ashubu, O.F. and Busari, O.O. (2017). Congenital paediatric surgical cases in Ibadan: patterns and associated malformations. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. CLICK HERE
   
   
9. Lawal, T.A., Reck, C.A., Wood, R.J., Lane, V.A., Gasior, A. and Levitt, M.A. (2016). Use of a Heineke-Mikulicz like stricturoplasty for intractable skin level anal strictures following anoplasty in children with anorectal malformations. Journal of Paediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
   
   
10. Lawal, T.A., Yusuf, O.B. and Fatiregun, A.A. (2015). Knowledge of birth defects among nursing mothers in a developing country. African Health Sciences. CLICK HERE
    
    
11. Lawal, T.A., Olulana, D.I. and Ogundoyin, O.O. (2014). Spectrum of colorectal surgery operations performed in a single paediatric surgery unit in sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of Paediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
    
    
12. Lawal, T.A. and Adeleye, A.O. (2014). Determinants of folic acid intake during preconception and in early pregnancy by mothers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The Pan African Medical Journal. CLICK HERE
    
    
13. Lawal, T.A., Fatiregun, A.A. and Yusuf, O.B. (2013). Mothers’ awareness of anorectal malformations: a pointer to delayed diagnosis in a developing country. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
    
    
14. Lawal, T.A., Chatoorgoon, K., Collins, M.H., Coe, A., Peña, A. and Levitt, M.A. (2011). Redo pull-through in Hirschsprung’s [corrected] disease for obstructive symptoms due to residual aganglionosis and transition zone bowel. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
    
    
15. Lawal, T.A., Rangel, S.J., Bischoff, A., Peña, A. and Levitt, M.A. (2011). Laparoscopic-assisted Malone appendicostomy in the management of fecal incontinence in children. Journal of Laparoendoscopy and Advanced Surgical Techniques A. CLICK HERE
    
    
16. Lawal, T.A., Falcone, R.A., von Allmen, D., Denson, L.A., Levitt, M.A., Warner, B.W. and Frischer, J.S. (2011). The utility of routine pouchogram before ileostomy reversal in children and adolescents following ileal pouch anal anastomosis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
    
    
17. Lawal, T.A., Chatoorgoon, K., Bischoff, A., Peña, A. and Levitt, M.A. (2011). Management of H-type rectovestibular and rectovaginal fistulas. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
    
    
18. Alam, S., Lawal, T.A., Peña, A., Sheldon, C. and Levitt, M.A. (2011). Acquired posterior urethral diverticulum following surgery for anorectal malformations. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
    
    
19. Rangel, S.J., Lawal, T.A., Bischoff, A., Chatoorgoon, K., Louden, E., Peña, A. and Levitt, M.A. (2011). The appendix as a conduit for antegrade continence enemas in patients with anorectal malformations: lessons learned from 163 cases treated over 18 years. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. CLICK HERE
    
    
20. Lawal, T.A., Gosemann, J., Kuebler, J.F., Glüer, S. and Ure, B.M. (2009). Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy improves mid term musculoskeletal status and cosmesis in infants and children. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. CLICK HERE

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Other Interest/Hobbies

I enjoy traveling, playing scrabble, tennis and beach volleyball. I love reading novels.