DR UGWU GEORGE ONYEMAECHI IS A SENIOR LECTURER AT THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNEC AND ALSO A CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL ENUGU. HE HAS A BIAS FOR INFERTILITY, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. HE IS A GRADUATE OF MEDICINE & SURGERY OF UNN WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. HE IS A FELLOW OF NATIONAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. HE IS THE MEDICAL CONSULTANT OF ROTARY CLUB OF TRANS EKULU WHERE HE CO ORDINATED MANY WORKS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 2012 – 2016 AND ALSO MEDICAL CONSULTANT/ RESOURCE PERSON FOR DFID/UKaid Funded SuNMaP PROGRAMME 2014 – 2016. HE OVER 25 PUPLICATIONS IN REPUTABLE SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. HE IS RESPECTED AMONG HIS COLLEAGUES AND WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF RESIDENT DOCTORS IN UNTH ENUGU IN 2007 AND CHAIRMAN OF NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ENUGU STATE IN 2014. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL HEALTH ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT INITIATIVES ACROSS NIGERIA AND BEYOUND.

 

HE IS CURRENTLY THE CHAIRMAN OF ENUGU STATE HEALTH ADVISORY PANEL AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

 

DR UGWU  WAS APPOINTED(2017) THE FIRST ASSOCITE DEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT,COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA.

 

HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE,ASABA DELTA STATE, NIGERIA.

 

 

 

 

 

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:

 

OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECHOLOGY WITH BIAS IN INFERTILITY, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

 

 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

TEACHING – UNDERGRADUATES AND POSTGRADUATES MEDICAL STUDENTS.

 

RESEARCHS

 

ATTENDING/ORGANIZING CONFERENCES.

 

SPECIALIST OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CLINIC CONSULTATIONS.

 

PERFORMING SPECIALIZED SURGICAL OPERATIONS IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY.

 

HEALTH ADVOCACY

 

REPRESENTATIVE/LEADERSHIP ROLES IN MEDICAL PROFESSION

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

PUBLICATION AND RESEARCH

 

 

 

1.             Onah HE, Ugwu GO. Trends in twinning rate in Enugu, Nigeria. J. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2008; 28: 590-594.

 

 

 

2.             Umeora OUJ,Sunday- Adeoye I, Ugwu GO. Advocating the new WHO antenatal care model in a free maternity care setting in a developing country. Tropical doctor 2008; 38:24-27.

 

 

 

3.             Ugwu GO, Iyoke CA, Nwagbo DFE.  The Impact Of Health Education On The Awareness And Acceptability Of Strategies For Preventing Mother to Child Transmission Of HIV In Enugu Nigeria . Nigeria Journal Of Medicine 2012, 21 (4) 441―444.

 

 

 

4.             Ugwu GO,Iyoke CA, Onah HE, Mba SG.  Prevalence, presentation and management of polycystic ovary syndrome in Enugu, south east Nigeria. Nigeria journal of medicine 2013; 22:313-6

 

 

 

5.             Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO Burden of Gynaecological Cancers in Developing Countries, World J Obstet Gynaecol 2013 (Feb); 1, 2(1) :1-7.

 

 

 

6.             Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Ezugwu EC. et al   Incidence, Pattern And Management Of Ovarian Cancer in a Tertiary Medical Centre in Enugu, South East Nigeria. Annals of Medical & Health Sciences Research 2013;3(3):417-421

 

 

 

7.             Iyoke CA, Okafor CN, Ugwu GO, Ofobuike C. Live birth Following a term Pregnancy in a rudimentary horn of a uniconuate uterus. Annals of Med. &Health Sciences Research, 2014;4(1):126-128

 

 

 

8.            

Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Ajah LO, Mba SG, Ezugwu FO. The role of ultrasound in in-vitro fertilization & embryo transfer IVF-ET-A review. Nigerian journal of medicine 2013;22(3):162-70

 

 

9.             Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Ezugwu FO et al 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 2013;5:501-7

 

 

 

10.         Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Ezugwu F.O et al Ethical aspects of obstetric care: expectations and experiences of patients in south east Nigeria. International journal of women’s Health 2013;5:571-82.

 

 

 

11.         Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Ezugwu EC et al  Challenges associated with the management of gynaecological cancers in a tertiary hospital in south east Nigeria international journal of women’s Health 2014;6:123-30

 

 

 

12.         Onodugo OD, Chukwuka C, Onyedum C, Ejim EC, Ugwu GO et al  Baseline renal functions among Antiretroviral therapy –Naïve, HIV Infected patients in south east Nigeria. journal of international association of providers of AIDS Care 2013;6

 

 

 

13.         Ugwu GO, Iyoke CA, Onah HE Egwuatu VE , Ezugwu FO Maternal and perinatal  outcomes of delivery after a previous Caesarean section in Enugu, South East Nigeria: a prospective observational study  international journal of women’s Health 2014;6:301-5.

 

 

 

14.         Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Onah HE et al Risk associated with subsequent pregnancy after one caesarean section –A prospective cohort study in a Nigerian obstetric population  Nigeria journal of clinical practice 2014;17(4):442-8.

 

 

 

15.         Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Onah HE et al 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 2014;17(4):419-26.

 

 

 

16.          Iyoke CA, Ezugwu FO, Lawani OL, Ugwu GO, Ajah LO. Peer-driven                                                    choice and preferences for contraceptive methods among Student tertiary educational institutions in of  Enugu, Nigeria Patient preference and                                Adherence 2014(8):1043-1050

 

 

 

17.         Eze CU, Ugwuja MC, Agwuna KK, Ugwu GO. Relationship between Sonographic umbilical cord size and gestational age among pregnant women in Enugu .African Health Sciences 2014;2(14):334-342

 

 

 

18.        

Iyoke CA, Lawani  OL, Ugwu GO, Ezugwu F O, Ilechukwu G C. Yearly trend in Fetal Macrosomia among hospital birth in Enugu, South East Nigeria American journal of Clinical Medicine Research 2014;2(4):79-83

 

 

19.      Ezugwu EC, Iyoke CA, Ezugwu FO, Ugwu GO. Successful Pregnancy following myomectomy for Giant Uterine Fibroid in an Infertile woman. J. Reprod. Infertil, 2014, Vol. 15, No 4, Oct-Dec. 235.

 

20.      Iyoke CA, Lawani LO, Ugwu GO, Ezugwu EC, Ajah LO, Onoh RC, Ovarian Cancer Screening: the Role and Drawbacks of Ultrasonography and feasibility in Low Resource Settings American Journal of Clinical Research, 01/2015, 3(1) 1-8.

 

21.      Ajah LO, Iyoke CA, Ugwu GO, Ezeonu PO, Onoh RC, Ibo CC. Association between knowledge of cervical cancer/screening and Attitude of teachers to Immunization of Adolescent Girls with Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine in Abakaliki, Nigeria. American Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 3(1) 8-12.

 

22.      Iyoke CA, Lawani LO, Ugwu GO, Ajah LO, Ezugwu EC, Onah PC.  Knowledge and attitude towards Interdisciplinary team working among Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Teaching Hospitals in South East Nigeria. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (JMDH) 05/2015, (8) 237-244.

 

 

 

  MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETY AND INSTITUTIONS

 

1. Member - National Executive Council of Nigerian Medical Association( Representing Enugu State)

 

2. Member - Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria(MDCAN)

 

3. Life Member/former President – National  Association of Resident Doctors – UNTH Enugu

 

4. Member- Society of Gynaecoloogy and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON)

 

5. Fellow West African College of Surgeons (FWACS)

 

6. Fellow Medical College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FMCOG) 

 

 

 

SPECIAL AWARDS / HONOURS

 

 

 

1.    Meritorious Service Award /Life membership – by National Association of Resident Doctors  UNTH Enugu 2013

 

 

 

 2. Award of Excellence in leadership by Student Union Government (SUG) University

 

    of Nigeria Enugu Campus.    November 2014

 

 3. Golden leadership Award by University of Nigeria Medical Student Association                                                               (UNMSA)  February 2015.

 

4. KWAME NKURUMA Leadership Award of Excellence by West African Students Union Parliament. 2015.

 

 

 

POSITIONS HELD WITH DATES

 

·      Chairman-Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Enugu State           2014 - 2016

 

·       Vice Chairman- Nigerian Medical Association

 

        (NMA) Enugu State                                                                                           2010-2012

 

·      President, Association of Resident Doctors

 

      UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu.                                                                             2007-2008

 

·      Financial Secretary, Association of Resident

 

      Doctor UNTH, Enugu.                                                                                         2006-2007

 

·      President,, Association of Obukpa Undergraduates                         1996-1998

 

·      Director of Finance, Imoke Hall Govt., UNEC                                           1997-1998

 

·      Chairman -  Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria       (MDCAN) UNTH Committee on Constitution Review-                                             2015  

 

·      Member – Enugu State Health Advisory Panel                                       2016 – 2018.

 

·      CHAIRMAN- Enugu State Health Advisory Panel                                2018-  date

 

·      ASSOCITE DEAN- Student Affairs Department, College of Med.UNN 2017-date

 

·      MEMBER- MANAGEMENT BOARD, FMC ASABA DELTA STATE         2018--date