# Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo

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## TL;DR

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon who serves as Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria's largest tertiary hospital.

## Summary

Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo is Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and a professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Lagos. LUTH hosts one of Nigeria's principal cancer treatment centres, including radiotherapy services, and Adeyemo has led the hospital since 2023. His research covers craniofacial surgery, orofacial clefts and oral disease in West Africa.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; head and neck cancer; global oncology
- Role: Chief Medical Director
- Specialisms: Oral and maxillofacial surgery; Hospital leadership; Head and neck surgery

## Sources

- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Adeyemo+WL%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- cancers: [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/)
- institutions: [Lagos University Teaching Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/luth-lagos/)

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