Associate Professor and Consultant Haematologist
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Department of Haematology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus
Nnewi, Anambra, Nigeria
Dr Chilota C. Efobi
Associate Professor and Consultant Haematologist, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences,Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus
OBJECTIVES
To be a renowned professional, putting in my best in service to humanity and making positive contributions in the practice of Medicine.
PERSONAL DATA
Sex: Female
Date/Place of Birth: 26th May 1982/ Enugu, Enugu State.
Local Government/state of origin: Idemmili North /Anambra state
Religion: Christianity
Nationality: Nigerian
INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES
• University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Port Harcourt. 2009 -2014
• College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi Campus. 1999 – 2006
• Holy Rosary College Uwani, Enugu. 1993 – 1999
• Ekulu Primary School Enugu 1987 -1993
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. Professional qualification:
• Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (FMCPath) October/November 2014.
• Membership of the West African College of Physicians (Part 1 membership) April, 2013.
2. Degrees:
• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB; BS). 2006.
• Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE). 1999.
• First School leaving Certificate (FSLC). 1993.
WORK EXPERIENCE/ RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Department of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
• Associate Professor: October 2022 till date
• Senior Lecturer : November 2019- October 2022.
Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, COOU
• Senior Lecturer : October 2018- Till date
• Lecturer 1: September 2015- October 2018
• Consultant Haematologist: October/ November 2014
Dept of Hematology & Blood Transfusion, UPTH
• Senior Resident doctor , 2011 - 2014
• Junior Resident doctor, 2009 - 2011
Nigeria Custom Service Clinic – Calabar, Cross River State (NYSC)
• Medical Officer, March 2008 – February, 2009
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Enugu State. (housemanship)
• House Officer, 2007
MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST
• Transfusion Medicine
• Hemoglobinopathies
CREATIVE OUTPUT
1. Efobi. CC, Nwogoh B, Onyiaorah, VI, Ejele OA. Soluble Transferrin Receptor Levels of Apparently Normal Adults in Port Harcourt Nigeria. Annals of Pathology and laboratory medicine. 2017;4(3)
2. Efobi Chilota, Azuike Emmanuel, Nwankwo Basil, Chidolue U, Okoye HC. Perception of people living with HIV/AIDS towards HIV infection: A single centre experience. Niger Med J. 2020;61(2):84-9
3. Okoye HC, Efobi CC, Korubo KI. Evaluation of laboratory investigative methods of diagnosing clonal haematological disorders in a resource poor setting. Niger J Clin Pract. 2020;23(1):33-40
4. Chilota Efobi, Angela Ogechukwu Ugwu, Helen Chioma Okoye, Ajuba IC. Knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation amongst medical students. Int J Med Health Dev .2018; 23(2)261-265
5. Helen Chioma Okoye, Chilota Chibuife Efobi, Josephat Maduabuchi Chinawa, Odutola Israel Odetunde, Awore Tamunosiki, Elias Chikee Eliwada. Impact of parity and gestational age of mothers with hypertension on birth weight, red blood cells and mode of delivery on their babies. African Health Sciences. 2019;19 (4):3038-44
6. KI Korubo, HC Okoye, CC Efobi. The economic burden of malignant and premalignant hematological diseases in Southern Nigeria. Niger J Clin Pract.2018; 21:1396-402.
7. Omunakwe, HE; Okoye, HC; Efobi, CC; Onodingene NM; Chinenye S; Nwauche C. Int J STD AIDS (2014). Disclosure amongst adult HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 2014; 0(0):1-4.
8. HC Okoye, KI Korubo, B Nwogoh, CC Efobi, NI Ugwu, AJ Madu. Challenges in management of bleeding disorders in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2018; 21: 468-72.
9. Madu A, Korubo KI, Okoye HC, Ugwu N, Efobi CC, Nwogo B, Okoye A. Survey of pentazocine addiction and opioid use in adult sickle cell anaemia patients: the perspective of healthcare providers. Haematology International Journal. 2018:2(4):000133
10. Madu AJ, Nwogoh B, Korubo K, Okoye H, Efobi C and Ugwu N. Physicians’ Opinion on the Practice of Exchange Blood Transfusion for Treatment of Stroke in Sickle Cell Anaemia. Haematology International Journal. 2018:2(2):000122
11. Ejiofor OS, Efobi CC, Emechebe GO, Ifezulike CC , Okeke KN, Mokebe TC, Obijiofor. C, Ideh C.C, Onuh. U. Newborn screening for sickle cell disease (SCD) in Awka, SouthEast Nigeria. Journal of Blood disorders and Transfusion.2018;9(2): 398
12. AO Ugwu, AJ Madu, CC Efobi, OG Ibegbulem. Patterns of Blood donation and characteristics of blood donors in South- east Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2018:21(11)1439-43
13. Oyeka I.C.A, Awopeju K.A, Efobi C.C, Onyiaorah A.A. Estimating Packed Cell Volume Levels Of HIV Patients By Age, Duration of Infection And Sex. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research. 2014; 3(2): 107-112
14. Onyiaorah VI, Ukah CO, Anyiam DC, Onyiaorah AO, Efobi CC. Statistical comparison of clinical and histologic diagnoses of breast tumors in public and private hospitals. AJCEP. 2013; 1(1): 7
15. Oyeka Ikewelugo Cyprian Anaene, Okeh Uchechukwu Marius, Igwebuike Victor Onyiaorah, Adaora Amaoge Onyiaorah, Chilota Chibuife Efobi. Estimating false rates-based relative risk as measure of association in diagnostic screening test. American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences.2013; 1(3): 64-69
16. Igwebuike Victor Onyiaorah, Cornelius Ozobia Ukah, Daniel Chukwuemeka Anyiam, Michael Emeka Onwukamuche, Chilota Chibuife Efobi. Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer: Implications for patients' management. Tropical Journal of Medical Research. 2015;18(2): 61-67
17. Oyeka ICA, Igwebuike V. Onyiaorah, Adaora Onyiaorah, Chilota Efobi and Okeh UM. Sensitivity and Specificity Dependent Measure of Association in Diagnostic Screening Tests. Science Journal of Mathematics & Statistics. 2013; 2013:4. doi: 10.7237/sjms/106
18. Oyeka Ikewelugo Cyprian Anaene , Okeh Uchechukwu Marius , Igwebuike Victor Onyiaorah, Adaora Amaoge Onyiaorah4 and Chilota Chibuife Efobi. Estimates of sensitivity, specificity, false rates and expected proportion of population testing positive in screening tests. Journal of Research in Biology. 2014; 4(8). 1498-1504
19. HC Okoye, CC Efobi, AO Ugwu, EO Ugwu, TU Nwagha ABO blood group as a biomarker of preeclampsia among antenatal clinic attendees in Nigeria. Nigerian journal of clinical practice.2020; 23 (5): 729-733
20. AJ Madu, AO Ugwu, C Efobi. Hyperhaemolytic Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease: Clearing the Cobwebs. Med Princ Pract 2021;30:236–243
21. CC Efobi, OS Ejiofor, BC Ochiogu, CC Uzozie, A Udeaja, AA Onyiaorah
Ocular Presentations of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in a Nigerian Hospital
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research.2020;32(1): 95-102
22. A Ugwu, N Iloanusi, N Ugwu, B Chukwu, O Ezenwosu, E Modebe, A Duru, .C Efobi et al
Pilot assessment of omega-3 fatty acids and potassium thiocyanate in sickle cell anemia patients with conditional peak systolic cerebral artery blood velocity
Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases. 2021;89, 102564
23. CC Efobi, HC Okoye, H Omunakwe, MN Onodingene Condom use amongst people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy in Port Harcourt Nigeria
The Nigerian Health Journal.2021; 21 (1), 28-33
24. C Efobi, A Ugwu, E Obi, E Ossai, S Ocheni Snapshot on physicians' view on safe blood transfusion in multiply transfused patients in Nigeria. 2021. International Journal of Medicine and Health Development 26 (1), 50-50
2020
25. HC Okoye, CC Efobi, H Omunnakwe, NM Onodingene
Sexual behavior of persons living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy
Therapy. International Journal of Medicine and Health Development.2020; 25(2): 84-9
26. CC Efobi, EC Azuike, BE Nwankwo, UN Chidolue, HC Okoye The perception of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome toward human immunodeficiency virus infection: A single-center experience
Nigerian Medical Journal: Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association. 2020; 61 (2): 84-9
27. C Okocha, P Manafa, J Anowi, V Manafa, C Efobi GDF-15 and Severity Scores in Sickle Cell Disease Patients Attending Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2020; 32(1)31-37
28. Helen Chioma Okoye, Anazoeze Jude Madu, Kaladada Korubo, Chilota Efobi, Onyinye Ezinne Eze, Onochie Obodo, Kelechi Okereke, Gladys Ilechukwu. Correlates of neutrophil/lymphocyte, platelet/lymphocyte, and platelet/neutrophil ratios of neonates of women with hypertensive disease of pregnancy with neonatal birth outcomes. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2019 May;38(2):105-110
29. CC Efobi, AO Ugwu, HC Okoye, IC Ajuba.Knowledge attitude and practice of blood donation among medical students in Nigeria. Int J Med Health Dev. 2018;23(2):261-5
30. Chilota Chibuife Efobi, Angela Ogechukwu Ugwu, Ngozi Immaculata Ugwu, Helen Chioma Okoye, Chihurumnanya Alo. Preventive measures of vaso-occlusive crisis among sickle cell disease patients in South-Eastern Nigeria: How much do our patients know? Nig J Med. 2022;31(2): 197
CONFERENCES ATTENDED AND PAPERS PRESENTED
• West African College of Physicians 41st Annual general and scientific meeting. 18th- 22nd July 2017. Paper presented: soluble transferrin receptor levels of apparently healthy adults in Port harcourt, Nigeria
• Sickle cell support society of Nigeria conference. 23rd to 25th August 2017. Paper presented: Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria.
• Nigerian society for hematology and blood transfusion annual general meeting. August 2018
Paper presented: Knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation amongst medical students in Southeast Nigeria
• Cancer education and advocacy foundation annual general meeting November 2018. Paper presented: Evaluation of laboratory investigative methods of diagnosing clonal haematological disorders in a resource poor setting
• Progressive clinical and career advancement in the management of hematologic disorders conference. Abuja. 21st – 23rd January 2019.
• 13th Hemophilia foundation of Nigeria bleeding disorders conference. June 2019. Paper presented: Bleeding disorders in Dental Practice: the Dental Practitioner’s perspective.
• Nigerian society for hematology and blood transfusion annual general meeting. August 2019. Paper presented:
1. Evaluation of obstetricians’ opinion of thrombocytopenia in pregnancy
2. Safe blood transfusion in multiply transfused patients: the physicians’ perspective
• Nigerian society for hematology and blood transfusion annual general meeting. August 2020. (virtual conference)
• 15th Annual Sickle cell and thalassemia conference. October 26th -31st 2020
Paper presented: Knowledge and practice of preventive measures of vasoocclusive crisis amongst sickle cell disease patients
• Nigerian Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion. Annual General Meeting. August 2021
• Nigerian Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion. Annual General Meeting. August 2022 (webinar) 26th of August 2022.
• Annual General/ Scientific conference 2022. Nigerian Medical association. 23rd July 2022
FELLOWSHIP AWARDS OBTAINED
• American Society of Haematology Visitor Training Program: August 2019
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
• Departmental lecture schedule officer, December 2019 –till date
• Examination coordinator for Department of Hematology College of Medicine, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University: October 2016 – November 2019
• Acting Head, Department of Hematology, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University: October 2017- December 2019
• Acting Head of Department of Haematology and Blood transfusion: January 2022 till date
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
• External examiner for 3rd MBBS examination for Haematology at Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, 23rd February 2022
• External examiner for 3rd MBBS examination for Haematology at Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, 2nd June 2022.
• External examiner for 3rd MBBS examination for Haematology at Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ebonyi State University. 29th September 2022
• External examiner for 3rd MBBS Resit examination for Haematology at Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, October 2022.
• Reviewer for local and international journals
CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSITY/ SOCIETY
• Program manager Newborn screening for sickle cell disease program Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka: November 2017- December 2019
• Chairman catering committee, COOUTH. 2018 – 2019
• Member, medical advisory committee COOUTH, 2017- November 2019
• Member, Ceremonials committee Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. April 2017- November 2019
• Time table officer, Department of Haematology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus: 2020 till date
• Member, welfare committee, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus: 2021 till date.
• Member, committee on world sickle cell day celebration 2022
PROFESSIONAL BODIES
• College of Nigerian Pathologists - member
• West African College of Physicians – member
• Nigeria Medical Association – Member
• Nigerian society of Hematology and blood transfusion- member
• American Society of Clinical Oncology- member
• American Society of Haematology- member
• European Hematology Association- member
STRENGTH & SKILL
Hardworking, focused, good clinical skill, high initiative, innovative good team player, and good computer operation skills.
HOBBIES
Researching, reading Novels and watching movies, baking.
REFEREES
Prof O. A Ejele.
(MBBS), MSc (Birm), DCP(London), FMCPath, FWACP
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
Port Harcourt, Nigeria. (+2348037057377)
Prof C.A Nwauche
MBBS, FWACP
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
Port Harcourt, Nigeria. (+2348037492400)
Dr V.I Onyiaorah
MBBCh, MSc, MPA, MFM, FMCPath,
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital
Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria. (+2348033011317)
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Diagnostic Potential of Platelet-Neutrophil Ratio (PNR) for Stroke Risk in SCD Children
Sunday, June 9, 2024
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM ET
PLATELET TO NEUTROPHIL RATIO AS A NOVEL MARKER FOR MONITORING SCD PATIENTS ON HYDROXYUREA
Sunday, June 9, 2024
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM ET