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LUKMAN OLAJIDE ABDUR-RAHMAN

University of Ilorin

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95Scopus Publications
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Biography

Professor Lukman Olajide Abdur-Rahman is a Professor of Surgery and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Surgeon. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital respectively.Director of Unilorin Medical Screening Centre from November 2020. Head of Department of Surgery (Unilorin and UITH), and Chairman UITH Theatre Users’ Committee from 2018 to 2021. Pioneer Coordinator of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Laboratory, College of Health Sciences (2014-2018). Coordinator of the Medical Education and Resource Unit (MERU) of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin (2012-2014). Pioneer Chief Medical Director of Crescent Gold Crown Hospital Limited (2007-2015). Pioneer Director of the Centre for Injury Research and Safety Promotion (CIRASP) of the University of Ilorin Teaching hospital (2007-2011) Coordinator, Basic Surgical Skills Course, Ilorin Centre for West Africa College of Surgeons from 2015 to date.

Education

MB;BS, MPH, MD, FWACS, FMCS, FACS, FMAS (Amrita, India), IIWCC cert, Global Health Simulation fellow (McGill University, Montreal, Ca),

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. The effect of delays in cancer surgery due to the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer resectability and postoperative mortality in different tumor entities
    Discover Oncology, 2026
  2. Machine Learning Prediction of Hospital Stay in Pediatric Typhoid Intestinal Perforation: Pilot Study
    Journal of Surgical Research, 2026
  3. Underlying Medical Conditions Identified in Patients with In-Hospital and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Nigeria
    Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2026
  4. Laparoscopy in Pediatric Surgery
    Principles and Practice of Laparoscopic Surgery, 2025
  5. Patterns of Trauma Presentation in Ilorin, Nigeria: A 15-Year Review
    Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 2025

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