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Prof. Theresa Ukamaka Nwagha

Experience & Activities

GENDER: Female

HOME TOWN: Amucha Ebeise

CONTACT ADDRESS:  Department of Haematology $ Immunology college of Medicine UNN

SCHOOLS ATTENDED/QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED

University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria.

M.B.B.S 2000 Medicine and Surgery

MPH 2010 Public Health

MSc 2021  Reproductive science

University of liverpool Pdg in Clinical trial (Admin).

National postgraduate college of medicine

FMCPath 2011

MD Haematology 2023

SPECIALIZATION

Haematology  with a bias for bleeding and thrombotic disorders

Resident doctors and postgraduate students

DATE OF  PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENT

October 1st 2021

CURRENT POSITION

Professor

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

  1. Directing and management of clinical laboratory and radiological services and any other duties assigned to me by CMD or CMAC
  2. Chair or member of hospital committees
  3. Head of diagnostics for COVID during the pandemic
  4. Teaching Resident doctors and postgraduate students undergraduates Medical and Dental students (Haematology & Immunology)
    1. Didactic lectures
    2. Practical sessions (Morphology, bedside teachings routine haematology practical)
    3. Clinical  bed side sessions
    4. Tutorial classes
  5. Conducting examinations:
    1. 3rd MBBS Medical Examinations (UNEC)
    2. Foreign medical students MDCN Examination
  6. Sickle cell, thrombotic and other non-haematological disorders clinic consultations:
    1. Attending to sickle cell patients, VTE patients and other non-haematological conditions
  7. Haemophilia Treatment center
    1. Coordinates the Southeast Haemophilia Treatment Center – comprehensive care center
    2. Organises educational awareness programmes on haemophilia and other bleedingdisorder.
    3. Site investigator for world bleeding disorder registry
  8. Oncology clinic consultations:
    1. Attending to patients with haematological malignancies
    2. . Emergency calls (Accident and Emergency room and wards)
    3. Attending to patients with emergency haematological complications
  9. Supervision of residents and postgraduate students Dissertations and Thesis
    1. Supervision of residents’ projects
    2. Supervising Proposals
    3. Supervising postgraduate Dissertations/Thesis

IMPORTANT POSITIONS HELD/SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

2021-date Professor of Haematology

  • 2020: Deputy Chairman Medical Advisory Committee on Laboratory & Radiology
  • 2018– 2021: Associate Professor of Haematology
  • 2018- 2020: Acting Head of Department Haematology & Immunology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT :  

The best graduating MSc student in Institute of Maternal & Child Health, for the 2020/2021 academic session

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES 

  • National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria Faculty of Pathology
  • College of Pathologists of Nigeria (CPN) formerly ASSOPON
  • Nigeria society of haematology and blood transfusion (NSHBT)
  • Haematology and oncology society of Africa(HOSA)
  • Haemophilia Federation of Nigeria (HFN)
  • World Haemophilia Foundation (WFH)
  • British Society Of Haematology
  • International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)
  • International Society of blood transfusion (ISBT)
  • Member, Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)
  • Member Nigeria Medical Association (NMA)

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

Volunteer for  the Nigeria bleeding community

Member of Health volunteer Overseas

HOBBIES

  1. Meeting people and networking
  2. Traveling
  3. Music and art appreciation

GOOGLE SCHOLAR PROFILE

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=HJ1lPCAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AFix5MalEu3kumN25dlsvU4E7RbrtwXxYepHrG8UHWXjPGAoL26Ui7oyq_JmANSiqoXiz2RRNz1jTsEZiBCmRUNR

RESEARCHGATE PROFILE

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Theresa-Nwagha