Email:                                                chukwuemeka.iyoke@unn.edu.ng

 

Phone number:                     +2348085831167

 

Biography:                            

 

Obstetrician/Gynaecologist with special interest in feto-maternal medicine. He holdsa Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and a Master’s degree in Public Health from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He also holds a Master’s degreein Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasonography from Cardiff University, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the West Africa College of Surgeons in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He also has interest in teaching Obstetrics and gynaecological ultrasonography, clinical research and statistics. He is a member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG), the British Society of Gynaecological Imaging (BSGI), Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Nigeria (SOGON) as well as the Association of Feto-Maternal Medicine Specialists of Nigeria (AFEMSON).He hasbeeninvolved in the training of medical manpower at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for over seventeen years in Nigeria. He has also worked as specialist Obstetrician/Gynaecologist at Consultant level for over eleven years and has been actively involved in teaching and research in all aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology during the same period. He has attended and presented papers in many national and international conferences and has over 60 scientific publications in national, regional and international peer-reviewed journals.

 

 

 

Area of Specialization: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

 

Responsibilities:

 

►Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students

 

►Offering clinical services in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

 

►Conducting research on various aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and

 

Reproductive Health as a means of advancing knowledge in these areas

 

►Participation in ad hoc management/administrative responsibilities 

 

 

 

Scientific Publications (Impact factor from Thompson Reuters)

 

1. Iyoke CA,  Lawani LO,  Ezugwu EC, Ilo KK,  Ilechukwu GC,  Asinobi II. Maternal risk factors for singleton preterm births and survival at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Nigerian journal of clinical practice 06/2015; DOI:10.4103/1119-3077.158141 · Impact Factor 0.51

 

 

 

2. Iyoke CA · Lawani OL · Ezugwu EC · Gideon Ilechukwu · Nkwo PO · Mba SG · Asinobi IN. Prevalence and perinatal mortality associated with preterm births in a tertiary medical center in South East Nigeria. International Journal of Women's Health 10/2014; 2014(6):881—888. DOI:10.2147/IJWH.S72229

 

 

 

3. CA Iyoke · FO Ezugwu · OL Lawani · GO Ugwu · LO Ajah · SG Mba. Peer-driven contraceptive choices and preferences for contraceptive methods among students of tertiary educational institutions in Enugu, Nigeria. Patient Preference and Adherence 07/2014; 2014(8):1043-1050. DOI:10.2147/PPA.S67585 · Impact Factor 1.68

 

 

 

4. C A Iyoke · G O Ugwu · F O Ezugwu · O L Lawani · H E Onah. Risks associated with subsequent pregnancy after one caesarean section: A prospective cohort study in a Nigerian obstetric population. Nigerian journal of clinical practice 07/2014; 17(4):442-8. DOI:10.4103/1119-3077.134035 · Impact Factor 0.53

 

 

 

5. CA Iyoke · O G Ugwu · F O Ezugwu · H E Onah · A T Agbata · L C Ajah. Current approaches for assessment and treatment of women with early miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy in Nigeria: A case for dedicated early pregnancy services. Nigerian journal of clinical practice 07/2014; 17(4):419-24. DOI:10.4103/1119-3077.134003 · Impact Factor 0.53

 

 

 

6. Chukwuemeka A. Iyoke · Osaheni L. Lawan · Robinson C. Onoh. Views of Nigerian gynecologists on the need to establish and implement early pregnancy assessment units (EPAUs) in Nigerian hospitals. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 05/2014; 126(3). DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.04.002 · Impact Factor 1.54

 

 

 

7. Chukwuemeka A Iyoke · George O Ugwu · Frank O Ezugwu ·Osaheni L Lawani · Azubuike Kanario Onyebuchi. Retrospective cohort study of the effects of obesity in early pregnancy on maternal weight gain and obstetric outcomes in an obstetric population in Africa. International Journal of Women's Health 08/2013; 5(1):501-7. DOI:10.2147/IJWH.S49909

 

 

 

8. Lawani LO, Iyoke CA,  Ezeonu PO. Contraceptive practice after surgical repair of obstetric fistula in southeast Nigeria.International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 02/2015; 129(3): 256-259. DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.11.028 · Impact Factor 1.54

 

 

 

9. HE Onah · CA Iyoke. Abnormal Pap smears: A comparison of total abdominal hysterectomy and cone biopsy in management. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 01/2006; 26(1):48-51. DOI: 10.1080/01443610500378640 · Impact Factor 0.55

 

 

 

10.  CF Emegoakor · CA Iyoke · HU Ezegwui · OU Umeora ·LO Lawani. AJ Madu. Rates and determinants of peripartum and puerperal anemia in Enugu, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.178912 Impact Factor 0.53

 

 

 

11. Lucky Osaheni Lawani · Chukwuemeka Anthony Iyoke · Robinson Chukwudi Onoh · Peter Nkwo · Isa Ayuba Ibrahim. Kenneth Chinedu Ekwedigwe. Atombosoba Adokiye Ekine. Obstetric benefits of health insurance: A comparative analysis of obstetric indices and outcome of enrollees and non-enrollees in southeast Nigeria. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · May 2016. DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2016.1174830 Impact Factor 0.55

 

 

 

12.  Lucky Osaheni Lawani · Chukwuemeka Anthony Iyoke · Peter Nkwo Robinson Chukwudi Onoh · Paul Olisaemeka Ezeonu· Isa Ayuba Ibrahim.  Obstetric morbidity and socio-cultural predictors of ruptured uterus among women in Southeast Nigeria. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · September 2016, DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2016.1188272 Impact Factor 0.55

 

 

 

13. Chukwuemeka A Iyoke · Osaheni L Lawani · Frank O Ezugwu. Trends in complicated illegally induced abortion in a low-resource Nigerian setting. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 11/2009; 108(3):252-3. DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.10.009 · Impact Factor 1.54

 

 

 

14. E C Ezugwu · H Onah · C A Iyoke · F O Ezugwu. Obstetric outcome following free maternal care at Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 07/2011; 31(5):409-12. OI:10.3109/01443615.2011.578227 · Impact Factor 0.55
15. Ezugwu EC, Iyoke CA, Nkwo PO, Ezegwui  HU,  Akabueze  JC,  Agu PU. Unintended pregnancy among HIV-positive pregnant women in Enugu, southeast Nigeria. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 09/2015; DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.06.039 · Impact Factor 1.55

 

 

 

16. Egede JO, Onoh RC,  Umeora OUJ, Iyoke CA,  Dimejesi IBO,  Lawani LO. Contraceptive prevalence and preference in a cohort of south–east Nigerian women. Patient Preference and Adherence 05/2015; 2015(9):707-714. DOI:10.2147/PPA.S72952 · Impact Factor 1.68

 

 

 

17. L O Ajah · C C Dim · H U Ezegwui · C A Iyoke · E O Ugwu. Male partner involvement in female contraceptive choices in Nigeria. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 12/2014; DOI:10.3109/01443615.2014.991287 · Impact Factor 0.55

 

 

 

18. Paul O. Ezeonu · Lucky O. Lawani · Chukwuemeka A. Iyoke ·Justus N. Eze · Robinson C. Onoh · Okechukwu B. Anozie. The preference and practice of Nigerian obstetricians regarding focused versus standard models of prenatal care. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 11/2014; 128(3). DOI:10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.09.025 · Impact Factor 1.54

 

 

 

19. .  LO Ajah · CO Chigbu · HE Onah · CA Iyoke · OL Lawani · PO Ezeonu. Cytologic surveillance versus immediate colposcopy for women with a cervical smear diagnosis of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion in a poor setting in Nigeria. OncoTargets and Therapy 11/2014; 2014(7):2169-2173. DOI:10.2147/OTT.S70930 · Impact Factor 2.31

 

 

 

20. Peter Onubiwe Nkwo · Lucky Osaheni Lawani · Euzebus Chinonye Ezugwu · Chukwuemeka Anthony Iyoke · Agozie C Ubesie · Robinson Chukwudi Onoh. Correlates of poor perinatal outcomes in non-hospital births in the context of weak health system: the Nigerian experience. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 09/2014; 2014(14):341. DOI:10.1186/1471-2393-14-341 · Impact Factor 2.19

 

 

 

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