Olutunde Lalude
Health
An old boy of Loyola College Ibadan, he graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos with a MB,BS degree in 1985.
Following Housemanship jobs in Ibadan and serving Nigeria under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, he worked in Ondo for 10 months before leaving for the UK.
He undertook Basic Surgical training in Liverpool followed by Higher Surgical training in General, Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgery in London including two years in research in Molecular Surgery. Following successful completion of the prescribed examinations, he was awarded the FRCSEd diploma and FRSCSEd (Gen Surgery) intercollegiate diploma by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Olutunde Lalude
Olutunde Lalude
In 2004, he was appointed Consultant Colorectal, General and Laparoscopic Surgeon to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, UK - a 450 bed District General Hospital.
Over the course of the appointment, he held several positions of clinical leadership including Clinical Director of the Emergency Business Unit, Lead Colorectal Surgeon and Head of Department of Surgery. He was also appointed a member of the London Colorectal Cancer Pathway Board.
In 2006, he had the second lowest stay after bowel surgery in England as determined by ReducingLengthOfStay.org based at University College London Hospital (UCLH).
His specialty interests include Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Proctology and Laparoscopic Surgery. He has had extensive involvement with the education of Medical Students, Surgical Trainees and International Surgical Fellows.
He was appointed to the position of Group Medical Director, Chief of Surgery and member of the Board at The Reddington Hospital Group, Victoria Island, Lagos in October 2016 with a responsibility for Clinical matters in General and Surgery in particular across the group. He is an Honorary Consulting Surgeon to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and a member of the prestigious Metropolitan Club in Lagos.
He has been married for 28 years and they have one son.