Journal of General Practice

Iloh GUP

Iloh GUP
Dr Iloh GUP, Consultant Special Grade and Postgraduate Medical Fellow in Family Physician with Federal Medical Centre. Adjunct senior lecturer in the Department of Public Health and PostGraduate School, Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Nigeria

Biography

Dr Iloh GUP is a consultant Special Grade and Postgraduate Medical Fellow in Family Physician with Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria and Adjunct senior lecturer also in the Department of Public Health and PostGraduate School, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. He holds Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from prestigious University in Nigeria. He has Masters of Public Health (MPH), Masters of Public Administration (MPA) in Hospital Administration, MSc-PH and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health(Epidemiology and Diseases Control) from Nigerian Universities. Dr Iloh is a Fellow of Faculties of Family Medicine of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (FMCFM) and West African College of Physicians (FWACP), He is the pioneer Head of Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia and currently the Director of Postgraduate Studies, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria.. Dr Iloh is a facilitator of the Diploma in Family Medicine of the Faculty of Family Medicine of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.. He is an examiner in PART I(membership) and PART II (Fellowship) Examinations of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and West African College of Physicians as well as an examiner in the Diploma in Family Medicine program of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. He has undergone several national and international courses, conferences, workshops and seminars in the areas of Family Medicine, Primary Care, Cardiovascular health, Public Health and Hospital Management. He offers consultancy services to governmental and non-governmental hospitals and other organizations on various aspects of Family Medicine, Primary Care, Hospital Management and Public Health. He teaches postgraduate (Residents) in Family Medicine, undergraduate and postgraduate students of Public Health. Dr Iloh GUP is well literalized. He has supervised several Academic and Fellowship Dissertations and case books of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and West African College of Physicians; undergraduate and postgraduate theses of the Department of Public Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.. He has published extensively in national and international journals with high impact factors having at present sixty-five highly citable original articles in areas of research like cardiovascular health, obesity, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, geriatric medicine, family medicine, under-five health, malacology, emergency medicine, epidemiology and disease control, primary care, health insurance, etc. His scholarly and professional activities are noteworthy. He has reviewed and contributed to several national and internationals books. He is a member of review board and reviewer of manuscripts for publication from reputable national and international journals such as Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, Nigerian Journal of General Practice, Nigerian Journal of Medicine, Clinical Obesity, Dove press, Elselvier Press, SciTechnol, Sciencedomains, OMICS, etc. In view of his sterling professional attainments, he has been honored with several Awards in Nigeria and has held various outstanding Union, Administrative and academic positions. He belongs to several professional associations and academia within and outside Nigeria.