Personal Information
Full Name
Prof. Chukwudi Okani
Username
@staff3@puni.edu.ng
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
6rd September
Department
Department of Pathology (Histopathology)
Rank
Professor
Biography
Professor Chukwudi Onyeaghana Okani was born on September 6, 1973, at Ogidi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. He hails from Ogidi, where he began his academic journey as a pupil at Community Central School, Iyienu Ogidi, in 1979. He briefly attended Community Central School, Nsukka, between 1982 and 1983 before returning to complete his primary education at Community Central School, Iyienu Ogidi, in 1985.<br />Professor Okani continued his education at the prestigious Oraukwu Grammar School, Oraukwu, where he completed his Junior Secondary (JS1-3) and part of his Senior Secondary (SS1). He later moved to Boys’ Secondary School, Ogidi, to finish his Senior Secondary (SS2-3).<br />In his quest for higher education, he enrolled in the Pre-Science Programme at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Campus. There, he was one of the top ten scholars to gain admission into the Faculty of Medicine. He graduated with an MBBS degree from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in May 2002. Following his residency training at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, he became a Consultant in May 2012.<br />Professor Okani is a Fellow of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and a member of the West African College of Physicians. His academic career began at Benue State University in 2012, and he transferred to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University as a lecturer in 2014. He has since become an award-winning scholar, with the following accolades given to him by his graduating medical students:<br /><br />Best 3rd MBBS Lecturer Award – 2017<br />Best 3rd MBBS Lecturer Award – 2018<br />Overall MBBS Lecturer Award – 2019<br />Professor Okani served as the Head of the Department of Anatomic Pathology at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Awka Campus, and at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, from 2014 until January 2020. He also served as the immediate past chairman of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, Awka Chapter, and has been a member of the University Senate since 2014.<br />He has participated in numerous professional development programs, including the live activity participation in The Brigham Renal Board Review at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in 2014.<br />Professor Okani is married and blessed with four children.
Academic & Research Information
Research Interests
Male and Female Urogenital Systems
Education Qualifications
PhD, College of Medicine, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Awka Campus – March 2022<br />FMCPath, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Residency Programme, University College Hospital, Ibadan – May 2012 (from September 3, 2007, to May 2012)<br />MWACP (Laboratory Medicine), West African College of Physicians, Residency Programme, University College Hospital, Ibadan – October 2010 (from September 3, 2007, to May 2012)<br />MBBS, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus, Anambra State, Nigeria – May 2002
Universities Attended
Nnamdi Azikiwe university (MBBS)<br />University College Hospital Ibadan<br />Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University
Publications & Skills
Publications
2001<br />1. Okani Chukwudi O, Nwoye Isaac, Ifediora Christian, Olewe Obi, Eke Nkemakonam, Ikechebelu JI. The attitude of Nigerian Igbo Men to Performing Semen Analysis Test. Medzik Journal. Vol 3. No 1.<br />2012 <br />2. John EN, Mbam TT, Okani CO, Akinbohun AO, Nwaorgu OGB. Rosai-Dorfman disease: A diagnostic albatross in a female patient with bilateral persistent neck masses. Jos J Med. 2012;6(2). <br />3. Ogunbiyi JO, Ogun GO, Okani C. Dendriform pulmonary ossification with lymphocytic thyroiditis in a young Nigerian woman: Original report of an association. Afr J Med Sci. 2012;41:97-101. <br />4. Okani CO, Aramide KO, Edegbe FO, Ogun GO, Okolo CA, Salako BL, Akang EEU. Report of two cases of teratoma of the kidney over a 31-year period (January 1981–December 2011) seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan: A retrospective study. Histopathology. 2012;61(Suppl. 1):1–233. <br />5. Okani CO, Ekrikpo UE, Okolo CA, Salako BL, Akang EEU. Renal biopsy: A declining art in Nigeria? Histopathology. 2012;61(Suppl. 1):1–233. <br />6. Okani CO, Adeleye AO, Akang EEU. The Azzopardi phenomenon following chemoradiation therapy of a case of cerebral metastasis from breast cancer. Histopathology. 2012;61(Suppl. 1):1–233. (Abstract publication) <br />7. Okani CO, Akang EEU, Ogunbiyi JO. Causes of death in adult male Nigerians in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria: A prospective post-mortem study. Histopathology. 2012;61(Suppl. 1):1–233. (Abstract publication)<br />2013 <br />8. Okani C, Akang E, Ogunbiyi O. Incidence of sub-clinical prostatic disease at autopsy in the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Open J Urol. 2013;3:80-86. <br />9. John EN, Okani CO, Adeosun AA, Akang EE. Occult cancer with cervical lymph node metastasis: Histologic profile of cervical lymph node and pan-endoscopic biopsies at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Jos J Med. 2013;7(2). <br />10. Okunlola AI, Okunlola CK, Okani CO, Adewole OS, Ojo K, et al. Histological and biochemical effects of Arteether™ on the liver of Wistar rats. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2013;10(4):155-160.<br />2014 <br />11. Okani C, Otene BS, Nyaga T, Ngbea JA, Agaba EB. A case study of papillary thyroid carcinoma in a background of Hashimoto thyroiditis with Hurthle cell metaplasia. Pathology. 2014;46(S2). <br />12. Okani CO, Madubogwu C. Chordoma: A rarity in South-East Nigeria. Pathology. 2014;46(S2). <br />13. Okani CO, Nyaga T, Otene BS, Uji FO, Ngbea JA. A case report on a 12-year-old male with left epididymal swelling secondary to schistosomiasis. Pathology. 2014;46(S2). <br />14. Okani CO, Aramide KO, Edegbe FO, Ogun GO, Okolo CA, Salako BL, Akang EE. Intrarenal teratoma: report of two cases seen in a 31-year retrospective study at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Niger J Med. 2014 Jul-Sep;23(3):271-5. <br />15. Okani CO, Akang EEU, Ogunbiyi JO. Causes of death other than prostate cancer in males as seen in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria: A prospective post-mortem study. Jos J Med. 2014;8(1). <br />16. Adekanbi AA, Olayemi O, Okolo CA, Fawole AO, Odukogbe AT, Okani CO. Survival of ovarian cancer patients in Ibadan: clinical and pathological factors. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Jan;34(1):57-9. <br />17. Okunlola AI, Okunlola C, Ojewole J, et al. Histological studies on the retina and cerebellum of Wistar rats treated with Arteether™. J Morphol Sci. 2014;31(2):101-6.<br />18. Okani C, Ojo B, Ogbeifun, Duduyemi BM, Emma J. Clear cell odontogenic carcinoma: a rarity. Jos J Med. 2015;8(1). <br />19. Edegbe FO, Okani CO, Ogun GO, Akang EE. Germ cell tumours in children: A twenty-year retrospective study (January 1988 - December 2007) in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria. Afrimedic J. 2014;5(1). <br />20. Ngbea JA, Swende TZ, Ashuku AY, Okani CO, Hembah-Hilekaan SK. Pelvic tubal schistosomiasis in a 30-year-old woman presenting as ectopic pregnancy: a case report. Int J Health Sci Res. 2014 Apr;4(4):254. <br />21. Ojo BA, Ogwuche EI, Duduyemi BM, Okani C, Umobong EO, Jombo GTA. Testicular tuberculosis in an HIV-positive patient mimicking malignancy: a case report. Afr J Urol. 2014;20:28-30. <br />22. Okani CO, Ekrikpo UE, Okolo CA, Asinobi AO, Salako BL, Akang EEU. Is the art of renal biopsy on the decline in Nigeria? Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2014 Jun;12(1):38-41.<br />23. Okani CO, Madubogwu C. Chordoma: A rarity in Southeast Nigeria. Poster presentation at the XXXth Congress of the IAP; 2014; Bangkok, Thailand. <br />24. Okani CO, Nyaga T, Otene BS, Uji FO, Ngbea JA. Case report on a 12-year-old with epididymal swelling from schistosomiasis. Poster presentation at the XXXth Congress of the IAP; 2014; Bangkok, Thailand.<br />2015 <br />25. Adegbite AV, Ezekwesili CN, Okani OC. Effects of ethanol and aqueous leaf extracts of Pterocarpus mildbraedii on the immune system, liver function, and CD4 cells in albino rats. The Bioscientist. 2015;3(1):79-87. <br />26. Okani CO, Otene B, Nyaga T, Ngbea J, Eke A, Edegbe F, Anyiam D. Report of a case of papillary thyroid carcinoma in association with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Niger Med J. 2015 Nov-Dec;56(6):433-5.<br />2016 <br />27. Madubogwu CI, Okani CO. Unusual presentation of pseudomyxoma peritonei with intestinal obstruction. Trop J Med Health Sci Res. 2016;5(1). <br />28. Okani CO, Aneke J, Ele P, Eke U. The critical role of bone marrow study and immunophenotyping in evaluating anaemia of undetermined aetiology: Case presentation and review of the literature. Caliphate Med J. 2016;4(3-4). <br />29. Madubogwu CI, Okani CO. Sclerosing mesenteritis: A case of acute abdomen and intestinal obstruction. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice. 2016 Jun 13;25(1):1115-2613. <br />30. Ezekwesili CN, Adegbite AV, Okani OC. Effects of aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Pterocarpus mildbraedii on renal and heart functions of albino rats. Animal Research International. 2016;13(2):2446-2453. <br />31. Anyiam DCD, Okani CO, Onyejimbe UN. Comparison between the cervix uteri cytology pattern of HIV-positive women and their age-matched HIV-negative women in Southeastern Nigeria. Palgo J Med Med Sci. <br />32. Ochiogu BC, Udeaja AC, Ughachukwu PO, Okani CO. Bacterial contamination of eye drops in multiple application bottles at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital. 3rd Literati Philosophia Int Lect. Dec 2016.<br />2017<br />33. Okani CO, Madubogwu CI, Nwosu CA, Okeke KN, Okeke UV, Ifezulike CC, Ngbea JA. A 5-year histopathological review of breast lesions in women aged less than 40 years at a tertiary hospital, South-East Nigeria. Literati Philosophia in conjunction with Eastern Nigeria Writers Forum, Dec 2017.<br />34. Okani CO, Okeke UV, Ifezulike C, Okeke KN, Ngbea JA. A 2-year autopsy review of sudden unexpected deaths (other than deaths due to accidents) in the pediatric age group at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku-Awka, Anambra State, South-East Nigeria. Literati Philosophia in conjunction with Eastern Nigeria Writers Forum, Dec 2017.<br />35. Ngbea JA, Vhriterhire RA, Okani CO, Echekwube PO, Nyaga T, Ugbaje BA, et al. An autopsy review of sudden unexpected natural deaths at Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, North Central Nigeria. Ann Trop Pathol. 2017;8(2):112-5.<br />36. Ochiogu BC, Udeaja AC, Ughachukwu PO, Okani CO. Bacterial contamination of eye drops in multiple application bottles at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. J Chem Biol Phys Sci. 2017;7(2):434-42.<br />37. Okeke KN, Egbuonu I, Ugochukwu EF, Ulasi TO, Okani CO, et al. Seroprevalence of HBV and HIV co-infection in children in Nnewi, South-East Nigeria. Pediatr Health Res. 2017;2(3):20.<br />2018<br />38. Edegbe F, Okani CO, Obasi AA, Ezeonu PO. Teratoma in a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria: A fifteen-year retrospective study at FETHA, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Ann Ibadan Postgrad Med. Jun 2018;16(1):69-72.<br />2019<br />39. Oli AN, Ogbuagu VI, Ejikeugwu C, Iroha IR, Ugwu MC, Ofomata CM, Okeke KN, Emechebe GO, Okoro JC, Okani CO, Onah SK. Multi-antibiotic resistance and factors affecting the carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria pediatric population. Med Sci. 2019;7(104):1-11.<br />40. Okani CO, Madubogwu CI. A histopathological study of prostate lesions in Awka, South-East Nigeria. Int J Curr Sci Multidiscip Res. May 2019;2(5):1-10.<br />41. Edegbe OF, Uzoigwe JC, Ekwedigwe CK, Okani CO. Prevalence of sexual assault in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Glob J Health Sci. 2019;11(11).<br />2020<br />42. Ezebialu CU, Ezebialu IU, Ezeifeka GO, Nwobu RAU, Okani CO, Chukwubuike CM. Prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus infection in Awka, Nigeria. J Biosci Med. 2020;8:37-47. doi:10.4236/jbm.2020.83005.<br />43. Uzoigwe JC, Nzegwu MA, Onyishi NT, Ekwedigwe CK, Edegbe OF, Okani CO, Ajah OL. The histological subtypes of breast cancer seen in a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria. Glob J Health Sci. 2020;12(6).<br />44. Edegbe FO, Uzoigwe JC, Ekwedigwe KC, Okani CO, Agwu UM, Nwafor J, Ekwedigwe PI. Determination of the incidence of medicolegal death in a tertiary health institution in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Glob J Health Sci. 2020;12(8).<br />45. Edegbe FO, Okani CO, Uzoigwe JC. Prevalence of domestic violence in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. West Afr J Med Biomed Sci. 2020;1(1).<br />46. Emedoh AE, Abbiyesuku FM, Okani CO. The pattern of plasma Gas-6 elevation among type-II diabetes mellitus patients concerning microalbuminuria. J Biomed Res Clin Pract. 2020;3(2).<br />2021<br />47. TEXTBOOK PUBLICATION: Medico-Legal Deaths (Case Summary/Introductory Text on Forensic Pathology): Cause, Mechanism, and Manner of Death: A Practical Experience of a Nigerian Pathologist. ISBN: 978-978-8535-91-1. Author: Chukwudi O. Okani, 2021.<br />2022<br />48. Ezeigwe OC, Onwusulu DN, Adindu CS, Okani CO, Onuegbu ME. Effect of ethyl acetate fraction of Costus on glycaemic control and biochemical indices of diabetic rats. J Herbmed Pharmacol. 2022;11(4):575-84.<br />2023<br />49. Menkiti FE, Onyiaorah IV, Menkiti IO, Ukah CO, Okani CO, Ufoaroh CU, Akubukor FC, Enesi AS, Nwafor IE, Okafor KN. Attitude to autopsy practice among doctors in South-Eastern Nigeria. J Niger Acad Med. 2023;2:52-59.<br />50. Menkiti FE, Okani CO. Conflicting diagnoses: ‘A mis’ or ‘An error’? Achieving quality in clinico-pathology consults. Orient J Med. 2023.<br />2024<br />51. Ogenyi SI, Okani CO, Unachukwu IC, Onu JA, Ike AO, Nyenke CU. FNAC: Effective preoperative diagnostic technique for breast lesions. Asian Pac J Cancer Biol. 2024;9(3):283. doi: 10.31557/APJCB.2024.9.3.283.
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Histopathology
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