Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Training
Interests
TRAININGS
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Leadership Positions
Next Of Kin
Personal Information
My hobbies include reading, caring for the sick and hurting, community based services.
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Joseph Chukwuemeka Nwobodo

Medical Officer
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
Joseph Chukwuemeka Nwobodo

Summary

Skilled in diagnosing disease causes, symptoms, and potential progression through comprehensive patient histories, examinations, and diagnostic testing. Diligent professional committed to addressing every patient need with a conscientious and detail-oriented approach. Over 20+ years of medical experience combined with a genuine passion for enhancing patient health and wellness. Dedicated to fostering a supportive environment that promotes optimal health outcomes.

Professional healthcare provider with comprehensive experience in patient care, diagnostics, and treatment. Known for strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver optimal results in dynamic healthcare settings. Adept at adapting to evolving medical protocols and providing compassionate care. Skilled in clinical procedures, patient education, and medical research.

Overview

34
years of professional experience

Work History

Accident and Emergency Department AE – FUTHA

Emergency Department Doctor
01.2012 - 01.2025

Job overview

  • Working currently in trauma unit of emergency department with the following job roles:
  • Exercise a high level of autonomy in assessing and planning the management protocol for trauma patients
  • With my experience in clinical medicine, I develop and maintain specialist approach in emergency medicine and act as a resource person to clinical team and allied professionals.
  • Ensure confidentiality at all times
  • Supervise triaging of patients
  • During COVID pandemic, I ensure excellent adherence to infection control policies and practices.
  • Do bedside procedures like: cannulations; bedside x-rays; POP applications; relieving of obstructions in bladder outlet obstructions
  • Training for younger doctors on posting to emergency department

Accident and Emergency Department AE – FUTHA

Emergency Department Doctor
01.2012 - 01.2025

Job overview

  • Working currently in trauma unit of emergency department with the following job roles:
  • Exercise a high level of autonomy in assessing and planning the management protocol for trauma patients
  • With my experience in clinical medicine, I develop and maintain specialist approach in emergency medicine and act as a resource person to clinical team and allied professionals.
  • Ensure confidentiality at all times
  • Supervise triaging of patients
  • During COVID pandemic, I ensure excellent adherence to infection control policies and practices.
  • Do bedside procedures like: cannulations; bedside x-rays; POP applications; relieving of obstructions in bladder outlet obstructions
  • Training for younger doctors on posting to emergency department

Accident and Emergency Department EBSUTH

Emergency Department Doctor
01.2008 - 01.2012

Job overview

  • Worked in medical emergency unit of emergency department with the following job roles:
  • Initiate management of Diabetic emergencies e.g. DKA before handing the patient over to medical team on call.
  • Initiate management of Hypertensive emergencies.
  • Stabilization of patients with heart failures e.g. CCF.
  • Management of diarrheal diseases
  • Emergency management of poisonings
  • Manning the unit side lab in ensuring rapid availability of results e.g. CBC, Se/u/c, urinalysis. Etc.
  • Initiate managements, interpret results, and make recommendations.

Accident and Emergency Department EBSUTH

Emergency Department Doctor
01.2008 - 01.2012

Job overview

  • Worked in medical emergency unit of emergency department with the following job roles:
  • Initiate management of Diabetic emergencies e.g. DKA before handing the patient over to medical team on call.
  • Initiate management of Hypertensive emergencies.
  • Stabilization of patients with heart failures e.g. CCF.
  • Management of diarrheal diseases
  • Emergency management of poisonings
  • Manning the unit side lab in ensuring rapid availability of results e.g. CBC, Se/u/c, urinalysis. Etc.
  • Initiate managements, interpret results, and make recommendations.

AIDS Relief Clinic EBSUTH

Consultant Assistant
01.2008 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Take charge of the clinic when the consultant is not available.
  • Implement the current HIV/AIDS management protocol.
  • Manage opportunistic infections in HIV patients.
  • Arranging for dialysis for HIV patients with end stage kidney disease.
  • Admitting of HIV/AIDS patients into the medical ward for tuberculosis for Respiratory unit.
  • Implementing a multidisciplinary approach in the management of HIV/AIDS patients.
  • Counseling of young people infected with the disease.

AIDS Relief Clinic EBSUTH

Consultant Assistant
01.2008 - 01.2010

Job overview

  • Take charge of the clinic when the consultant is not available.
  • Implement the current HIV/AIDS management protocol.
  • Manage opportunistic infections in HIV patients.
  • Arranging for dialysis for HIV patients with end stage kidney disease.
  • Admitting of HIV/AIDS patients into the medical ward for tuberculosis for Respiratory unit.
  • Implementing a multidisciplinary approach in the management of HIV/AIDS patients.
  • Counseling of young people infected with the disease.

Department of Internal Medicine EBSUTH

Resident Doctor
01.2005 - 01.2008

Job overview

  • Clerking of new patients
  • History presentations during ward rounds.
  • Taking down notes on consultant recommendations during ward rounds or clinic sessions.
  • Examination of patients
  • Performing of some bed-side procedures like securing intra venous access; administering intravenous medicines; lumber puncture for CSF studies; chest intubation for pleural collections; taping of ascitic fluid collections from the abdomen; bed side ECG; administering chemotherapy; urethral catheterization; counselling of patients; over-seeing the training of younger doctors in the unit; sending of consults to other units or departments if needed in the management of a patient; writing discharged notes; arranging outpatient appointments; present mortality reports; and day-to-day reporting of patients progress to the unit consultant.

Department of Internal Medicine EBSUTH

Resident Doctor
01.2005 - 01.2008

Job overview

  • Clerking of new patients
  • History presentations during ward rounds.
  • Taking down notes on consultant recommendations during ward rounds or clinic sessions.
  • Examination of patients
  • Performing of some bed-side procedures like securing intra venous access; administering intravenous medicines; lumber puncture for CSF studies; chest intubation for pleural collections; taping of ascitic fluid collections from the abdomen; bed side ECG; administering chemotherapy; urethral catheterization; counselling of patients; over-seeing the training of younger doctors in the unit; sending of consults to other units or departments if needed in the management of a patient; writing discharged notes; arranging outpatient appointments; present mortality reports; and day-to-day reporting of patients progress to the unit consultant.

Afriprint Textile Company

Doffer
01.1991 - 01.1993

Job overview

  • Removes spindles holding spun fiber such as cotton or wool from a spinning frame and replaces them with empty ones.
  • Remove the weaved cloth from the loom shade to inspection and rolling.

Afriprint Textile Company

Doffer
01.1991 - 01.1993

Job overview

  • Removes spindles holding spun fiber such as cotton or wool from a spinning frame and replaces them with empty ones.
  • Remove the weaved cloth from the loom shade to inspection and rolling.

Education

St. James Nur. & Pri. Sch.
Lafia, Nasarawa State

01.1983

Assemblies of God Divinity School of Nigeria (AGDSN)
Umuahia, Abia State

Bachelor of Arts from Biblical Studies
01.2017

University Overview

BA

Assemblies of God Divinity School of Nigeria (AGDSN)
Umuahia, Abia State

Diploma from Theology
01.2015

University Overview

Dip. Th.

Ebonyi State University (EBSU)
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
01.2004

University Overview

MBBS

St. John Bosco Sec. Sch.
Doma, Nasarawa State

01.1991

University Overview

Senior School Certificate (SSCE)

Group Nur. & Pri. School
Agbani, Nkanu west, Enugu State

01.1986

University Overview

First Sch. Leaving Certificate (FSLC)

St. James Nur. & Pri. Sch.
Lafia, Nasarawa State

01.1983

Skills

Timely patient evaluation

Care plan formulation

Clinical diagnostic testing

Patient education

Emergency management

Training

  • Current Trend in HIV Management by AIDS Relief Warri Delta State, Appreciate the impact of opportunistic infections to management of HIV/AIDS patients, adhere to global trend in management of HIV/AIDS., 2009-01-01
  • Innovations in HIV By AIDS Relief at Enugu, Enugu State, HIV/AIDS is not a death sentence, it is possible for HIV patients to have babies that are not infected., 2009-01-01
  • Current update in Resuscitations and Emergency Medicine by Emergency Response International LUTH Idiaraba, Lagos State, Able to perform a CPR under any condition, acquainted with the use of fibrillators., 2011-01-01
  • Advance Life Support in Emergencies (ACLS), Imbibe skills necessary to save lives that go beyond basic techniques with Basic Life Support (BLS)., 2016-01-01
  • Leadership and Management in Health by University of Washington USA, To know the difference between leadership and management in project., 2018-01-01
  • Basic Advance Life Support, To understand the basic concept of CPR and practice it., 2020-01-01
  • Integrated Management of Childhood illnesses (IMCI) by USAID, To mitigate against the mortality of the under 5s., 2021-01-01
  • Pediatrics Acute Emergencies (PAIRS) by Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Understand and implement the basic cardiac arrest management protocol., 2025-01-01

Interests

Reading, Caring for the Sick, Teaching, Religious activities, Mathematics, Medicine, Working in Emergency department

TRAININGS

  • Current Trend in HIV Management by AIDS Relief Warri Delta State
  • Appreciate the impact of opportunistic infections to management of HIV/AIDS patients
  • Adhere to global trend in management of HIV/AIDS
  • Step down the knowledge acquired to the grassroots
  • Creating enabling clinical environments to enable the patients to feel accepted.
  • 2009
  • Innovations in HIV By AIDS Relief at Enugu, Enugu State
  • HIV/AIDS is not a death sentence
  • It is possible for HIV patients to have babies that are not infected.
  • HIV positive patients could live a normal life but under supervision e.g. achieving of pregnancy.
  • Dietary impact to HIV/AIDS management
  • Current update in Resuscitations and Emergency Medicine by Emergency Response International LUTH Idiaraba, Lagos State.
  • Able to perform a CPR under any condition
  • Acquainted with the use of fibrillators
  • 2011
  • Advance Life Support in Emergencies (ACLS)
  • Imbibe skills necessary to save lives that go beyond basic techniques with Basic Life Support (BLS).
  • Treating cardiac arrests
  • Recognizing ECG changes in critically ill patients
  • Current technique in transporting of spinal patients
  • 2016
  • Leadership and Management in Health by University of Washington USA
  • To know the difference between leadership and management in project.
  • Able to apply SWOT in planning that must fulfill SMART criteria.
  • Imbibe the needed quality as a project manager.
  • Work towards a win-win in conflict resolution.
  • 2018
  • Basic Advance Life Support
  • To understand the basic concept of CPR and practice it.
  • Adopting the concept of triaging at the incidence of multiple accident cases.
  • Indispensability of gaining intravenous or intraosseous access in stabilization of trauma patients.
  • Appreciate and adopt the management protocol to heart arrests.
  • 2020
  • Integrated Management of Childhood illnesses (IMCI) by USAID
  • To mitigate against the mortality of the under 5s.
  • Use IMCI tools in assessing, classifying, and treating of the under 5s.
  • Understand the basic concept of immunization and adhere to the WHO immunization schedule.
  • Promote exclusive Breastfeeding and complementary feeding when indicated.
  • 2021
  • Pediatrics Acute Emergencies (PAIRS) by Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  • Understand and implement the basic cardiac arrest management protocol
  • Use of the PASHA PEWS scoring scale
  • Adequately asses pain
  • Hand washing protocols
  • Peripheral intravenous canulations
  • Management of seizure disorders
  • 2025

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

  • St. John Bosco Sec. Sch. Doma, Nasarawa State Nigeria.
  • Power Prefect
  • Library Prefect
  • Senior Prefect
  • 1988 – 1989
  • 1989 – 1990
  • 1990 – 1991
  • Ebonyi State University Abakaliki (EBSU) Ebonyi State
  • Course Rep (Set CD)
  • 1996 – 2003/04
  • Assemblies of God (AG) Nigeria Abakaliki District, Ebonyi State
  • Medical Director AGC Abakaliki District
  • Minister in-charge AGC Fed. Correctional Center Abakaliki
  • Minister in-charge Assemblies of God Church Ebya 2 Abakaliki District
  • 2012 – 2025
  • 2015 – 2025
  • 2025
  • Federal Correctional Center (Prisons) Abakaliki
  • Visiting medical doctor to the center in caring for the inmates
  • Millions for Christ Mission international
  • National Health Director

Leadership Positions

  • St. John Bosco Sec. Sch. Doma, Nasarawa State Nigeria., Power Prefect, 1988-01-01, 1989-01-01
  • Ebonyi State University Abakaliki (EBSU) Ebonyi State, Course Rep (Set CD), 1996-01-01, 2004-01-01
  • Assemblies of God (AG) Nigeria Abakaliki District, Ebonyi State, Medical Director AGC Abakaliki District, 2012-01-01, 2025-01-01
  • Federal Correctional Center (Prisons) Abakaliki, Visiting medical doctor to the center in caring for the inmates, 2025-01-01
  • Millions for Christ Mission international, National Health Director, 2025-01-01

Next Of Kin

Chioma Rebecca Nwobodo, Wife

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 29th June 1972
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Nigeria
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Religion: Christianity

My hobbies include reading, caring for the sick and hurting, community based services.

Reading, caring for the sick and hurting, community based services, attending to prisoners, and praying.

Timeline

Emergency Department Doctor

Accident and Emergency Department AE – FUTHA
01.2012 - 01.2025

Emergency Department Doctor

Accident and Emergency Department AE – FUTHA
01.2012 - 01.2025

Emergency Department Doctor

Accident and Emergency Department EBSUTH
01.2008 - 01.2012

Emergency Department Doctor

Accident and Emergency Department EBSUTH
01.2008 - 01.2012

Consultant Assistant

AIDS Relief Clinic EBSUTH
01.2008 - 01.2010

Consultant Assistant

AIDS Relief Clinic EBSUTH
01.2008 - 01.2010

Resident Doctor

Department of Internal Medicine EBSUTH
01.2005 - 01.2008

Resident Doctor

Department of Internal Medicine EBSUTH
01.2005 - 01.2008

Doffer

Afriprint Textile Company
01.1991 - 01.1993

Doffer

Afriprint Textile Company
01.1991 - 01.1993

Assemblies of God Divinity School of Nigeria (AGDSN)

Bachelor of Arts from Biblical Studies

Assemblies of God Divinity School of Nigeria (AGDSN)

Diploma from Theology

Ebonyi State University (EBSU)

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

St. John Bosco Sec. Sch.

Group Nur. & Pri. School

St. James Nur. & Pri. Sch.

St. James Nur. & Pri. Sch.

Joseph Chukwuemeka NwobodoMedical Officer