Prof. Dr. Atalabi heads the Paediatric Radiology Unit of University College Hospital Ibadan as an honorary consultant radiologist and is a Professor of Radiology at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. She is a fellow of the West African College of surgeons (Faculty of Radiology), as well as a fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (Faculty of Radiology). She also holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Ibadan.
Dr. Atalabi pioneered the formation of the Society of Paediatric Imaging in Nigeria and has remained a global advocate for the cause of paediatric radiology in Nigeria, and Africa at large.
She has previously served as the president, World Federation of Pediatric Radiology; president, African Society of Paediatric Imaging and president, Society of Paediatric Imaging in Nigeria. She has also led the executive teams of several local, national, regional and international professional organizations.
She is a lead examiner in diagnostic radiology for both postgraduate medical colleges in Nigeria, and an assistant editor for the Journal of Pediatric Radiology.
Prof. Atalabi will participate in the 60th Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Radiologie e.V. (GPR) from September 14-16, 2023 in Vienna - together with her colleague Dr. Rotimi Komolafe. We are very pleased that this special collaboration will be launched within the framework of this anniversary event.
Dr. Komolafe is currently undergoing a 2-year clinical fellowship in
pediatric general radiology at Canada’s foremost children’s hospital –
the Hospital for Sick Children.
Prior to his fellowship, he worked as a consultant radiologist at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
In addition to his basic medical degree, and being a fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (Faculty of Radiology), he holds a bachelor’s degree in human anatomy.
Rotimi is driven by a passion to reduce the training and practice gaps in pediatric radiology across sub-saharan Africa.
He currently serves as the secretary general of the Society of Pediatric Imaging in Nigeria, and also sits on the website and Interventional Radiology Committees of the American Society for Pediatric Radiology.
Furthermore, he currently serves as an assistant editor on the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) case collection trainee editorial board.
Dr. Komolafe will participate in the 60th Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Radiologie e.V. (GPR) from September 14-16, 2023 in Vienna - together with his colleague Prof. Dr. Atalabi. We are very pleased that this special collaboration will be launched within the framework of this anniversary event.
All information about the 60th GPR Annual Meeting can be found here:
