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PROF. POPOOLA ABIODUN,OLANIYI.

Prof. Popoola Abiogun Olaniyi

MBChB ,FWACS
  • popoola. olaniyiI@lasucom.edu.ng

Academic Background, Trainings, Skills, Positions, Teaching, Achievements (in Summary).

I graduated (MBChB) from the Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Sagamu, Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State in 1994. I am a fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (Radiotherapy and Oncology) since 2004, and had my postgraduate training at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi – Araba, Lagos, between 2000 – 2004.

Research Interests/Specialisations

 

Several of my studies document the survival rate of breast cancer in developing countries. I am presently the site  Principal investigator and the coordinator of an ongoing study -Assessing the REsponse rate of weekly neoadjuvanT pacliTAxel (Taxol) in Nigerian women with breast cancer (ARETTA).

I am a member of a number of professional bodies involved in the understanding of cancer pain and management, which includes: African Organization of Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).

I am presently the head of LASUCOM Radiology/LASUTH Oncology Department and Co – Principal investigator/ Coordinator of The West African Breast Cancer Study Group .

Publications

1. Jason J. Pitt, Markus Riester, Yonglan Zheng, Toshio F. Yoshimatsu, Ayodele Sanni, Olayiwola Oluwasola, Artur Veloso, Emma Labrot, Shengfeng Wang,,Abayomi Odetunde, Adeyinka Ademola,Babajide Okedere,Scott Mahan, Rebecca Leary, Maura Macomber, Mustapha Ajani, Ryan S. Johnson, Dominic Fitzgerald, A. Jason Grundstad, Jigyasa H. Tuteja, Galina Khramtsova, Jing Zhang, Elisabeth Sveen, Bryce Hwang, Wendy Clayton, Chibuzor Nkwodimmah, Bisola Famooto, Esther Obasi, Victor Aderoju, Mobolaji Oludara, Folusho Omodele, Odunayo Akinyele, Adewunmi Adeoye, Temidayo Ogundiran, Chinedum Babalola,,Kenzie MacIsaac, Abiodun Popoola, Michael P. Morrissey, Lin S. Chen, Jiebiao Wang, Christopher O. Olopade, Adeyinka G. Falusi, Wendy Winckler, Kerstin Haase, Peter Van Loo,, John Obafunwa, Dimitris Papoutsakis, Oladosu Ojengbede, Barbara Weber, Nasiru Ibrahim, Kevin P. White,corresponding author, Dezheng Huo,corresponding author, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade,corresponding author, and Jordi Barretinacorresponding author,.
Characterization of Nigerian breast cancer reveals prevalent homologous recombination deficiency and aggressive molecular features(2018)

Characterization of Nigerian breast cancer reveals prevalent homologous recombination deficiency and aggressive molecular feature doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06616-0

2. POPOOLA O. Abiodun, ODEDINA Stella, OMODELE Foluso, (2019)
Palliative Therapy And Overall Survival Of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer: Results From A Cancer Centre In Nigeria.”, ANNALS Of CLINICAL SCIENCES, Vol. 4,Issue 1,Pp. 29-34

Palliative Therapy And Overall Survival Of Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer: Results From A Cancer Centre In Nigeria.”, ANNALS Of CLINICAL SCIENCES, Vol. 4,Issue 1,Pp. 29-34

3. D.A. SANNIA, POPOOLA O. Abiodun, N.A. IBRAHIM, F.O. OMODELE, F.E. EMIOGUN, M.A. OLUDARA, J.O. OBAFUNWA, (2019)
Her-2/neu overexpression in breast cancers in patients of West African extraction seen in Lagos state University Teaching hospital, Nigeria”, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 45,Issue 11,Pp. 2022-2025

Her-2/neu overexpression in breast cancers in patients of West African extraction seen in Lagos state University Teaching hospital, Nigeria”, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 45,Issue 11,Pp. 2022-2025 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2019.06.037

4. POPOOLA O. Abiodun, WRIGHT K. O, OMODELE F. O, SOWUNMI A, FATIREGUN O. A., (2018),.
Prevalence Of Side Effects Of Chemotherapy In Breast Cancer Patients In A Tertiary Health Institution Of Lagos in Nigeria.”, LASU journal of health sciences Vol. 1,Issue 1,Pp. 1-5

Prevalence Of Side Effects Of Chemotherapy In Breast Cancer Patients In A Tertiary Health Institution Of Lagos in Nigeria.”, LASU journal of health sciences

5. POPOOLA O. Abiodun, POPOOLA O.E., IGBOKWE O.G., OLATUNDE-AREMU F.S
Assessment Of Carcinogenic Heavy Metals In Nigerian Clay Used For Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical Purposes”, SDRP Journal of Earth Sciences & Environmental Studies (ISSN: 2472 - 6397)Vol. 3,Issue 2,Pp. 1-8 ,

Assessment Of Carcinogenic Heavy Metals In Nigerian Clay Used For Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical

Purposes”, SDRP Journal of Earth Sciences & Environmental Studies (ISSN: 2472 – 6397),

Vol. 3,Issue 2,Pp.

1-8 , DOI: 10.25177/JESES.3.2.1

6. POPOOLA O. Abiodun, SOWUNMI A. C , OMODELE F .O, ODEDINA S (2018)
 Factors Associated With Advanced Disease Stage At Diagnosis In A Study Of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer”, Journal of Cancer Treatment and Research, Vol. 6,Issue 2,Pp. 19-24

Factors Associated With Advanced Disease Stage At Diagnosis In A Study Of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer”,

Journal of Cancer Treatment and Research, Vol. 6,Issue 2,Pp. 19-24 DOI: 10.11648/j.jctr.20180602.12

7. SANNI D.A, FADUYILE F.A, IBRAHIM N.A, SOYEMI S.S, POPOOLA O. Abiodun, OMODELE F.O
Diagnostic Accuracy Of Core Needle Biopsies Compared With Excisional Specimens At Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria”, International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research, Vol. 7,Issue 3,Pp. 104-108

Diagnostic Accuracy Of Core Needle Biopsies Compared With Excisional Specimens At Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria”, International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research, Vol. 7,Issue 3,Pp. 104-108

8. JASON J. Pitt, POPOOLA O. Abiodun et al.(2018)
Characterization Of Nigerian Breast cancer Reveals Prevalant Homologous Recombination Deficiency And aggressive Molecular Features”, Nature Communications, Vol. 9,Issue ,Pp. 1-12 ,

Characterization Of Nigerian Breast Cancer Reveals Prevalent Homologous Recombination Deficiency And aggressive Molecular Features”, Nature Communications, Vol. 9,Issue ,Pp. 1-12 , DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06616-0

9. POPOOLA O. Abiodun, FATIREGUN O. A, SOWUNMI A., KETIKU K., DUNCAN K (2017).
Role of Radiation Therapy In Oncology Emergency In A Private Oncology Setting”, Annals of Clinical Sciences., Vol. 2,Issue 1,Pp. 33-37.

Role of Radiation Therapy In Oncology Emergency In A Private Oncology Setting”, Annals of Clinical Sciences., Vol. 2,Issue 1,Pp. 33-37

10. HUKWUMERE E. Nwogu, MARTIN Mahoney, IFEOMA Okoye, KENNETH Ejiogu, SABY George, GRACE Dy, MITIU Jimoh, OMOLOLA Salako, OGE Ilegbune, POPOOLA O. Abiodun, ARTHUR M. Michalek et al,. (2016)
Role of Private Enterprise In Cancer Control In Low to Middle Income Countries.”, Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Vol. 5,Issue 0,Pp. 1-5 ,

Role of Private Enterprise In Cancer Control In Low to Middle Income Countries.”, Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Vol. 5,Issue 0,Pp. 1-5 , DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7121527