The University College Hospital, Ibadan has announced the death of Professor Emeritus,TO Ogunlesi, Nigeria first professor of Medicine.
The news of the passage is contained in a statement by the Provost College of Medicine Professor Olayinka Omigbodun.
Ogunlesi
Full statement below:
With Gratitude to God for a Long Rich & Fulfilled Life of Distinction*,
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*THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN*
*mourns the passing of*
*Nigeria’s first Professor of Medicine*
*EMERITUS PROFESSOR T. O. OGUNLESI O.F.R., F.A.S.*,
D.Sc. (Hons), L.S.M. (Nig), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Lond), FMCP (Nig), FWACP (West Africa)
He passed away on Thursday January 19, 2023, at the age of 99years
The Official Release from His Family is Attached.
Let us remember the family of our beloved teacher of teachers and mentor of mentors as they gather and plan to give him a befitting send off.
We will provide more information later.
Olayinka Omigbodun
Professor of Psychiatry & Provost
