Born: Ibadan, Nigeria.
Areas of specialization:

• Cancer Care
• Clinical hematology
• Clinical Cancer Research

Medical:

• Current Practice: Locum tenens Clinical hematologist and medical oncologist, at various cancer centers of Washington State, USA, California, USA, and New York State, USA.
• October 12, 2009 – Dec. 2010: Olympic Medical Cancer Center, Port Angeles, Washington State
• 1997-2003: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre, of the British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA), where he developed the Nanaimo Cancer Clinic to enable Central Vancouver Island patients to access specialized cancer care, including participation in clinical trials for national and international research programs.
• 1989-1997: Medical oncologist, Saskatchewan Cancer Foundation, serving as coordinator, National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG) studies at the Allan Blair Cancer Centre (ABCC)
• 1994-97: Supervisor of the academic program at ABCC.
• 1986-1989: Foundation Consultant Hematologist/Oncology and Chief of the Hematology/Oncology Unit at the Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.

Academic:

• 2003: Clinical Professor, retired, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 1997-2002: Clinical Assoc. Professor, UBC;
• 1989-1997: Assoc. Professor of Oncology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
• 1979-1986: Senior Lecturer in Hematology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria,.

Other:

• Committed to advancing cancer care and research in Africa through the African Organisation For Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), of which he was Co-Founder, 1983; reactivated and reformed AORTIC in 2000, the group now includes expatriate African cancer care physicians and scientists.

Affiliations/Membership:

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Center For AIDS Research (CFAR), Seattle, WA, USA
• 1982: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO);
• 1988: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR);
• 1994: Breast Cancer Prog. Peer Rev. Panel, US Army Research and Develpment;
• 1990-2003: Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials (NCIC CTG);
• 1986: National AIDS Committee of Nigeria
• 1987: National AIDS Committee of Qatar
• 1980-1982: Foundation Subdean, Clinical Science and Pharmacy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
• 1982-86: Member of the Senate, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria,.

Works:

Articles in: J Clin Oncol; Leukemia; Brit. Cancer J; East African Med J; Nigerian J Paed.; Lancet, N Engl J Med; Brit. Med. J; Eur. J. Cancer; Senior Editor, Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent, 2006; Co-Editor, Cancer in Nigeria, 1982,  Chapters in: Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent, 2006; Cancer in Nigeria, 1987;  AIDS in Africa, 1994; AIDS and Associated Cancers in Africa, 1988; AIDS, The Safety of Blood and Blood Products, 1987; Burkitt’s lymphoma, 1985; Virus Associated Cancer in Africa, 1984; Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology, 1993.

Education:

• 1993: American Board of Internal Medicine  (Medical Oncology), recertified, 2003 and 2013;
• 1977: Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC), with certifications in  Internal Medicine and Hematology, 
• 1992: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification in Medical Oncology;
• 1967: Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Munich, Germany,

Professional licensure:

• Canada – Ontario and British Columbia;
• USA – Washington State, California and New York State.