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Loretta Ekechukwu

Loretta Ekechukwu

Foundation Doctor/House Officer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Consultant Ophthalmologist/Medical Director at MedricVision | MBBS (Benin), FMCOph

  • Education

    • West African College of Surgeons

      -
      Membership Ophthalmology Residency Program

    • National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria

      2017 -
      FMCOph Ophthalmology

    • National Staff Secondary School

      1994 - 2000
      WASSC

    • University of Benin

      2002 - 2009
      MBBS Medicine and Surgery

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2007 - 2007
      Overseas Elective Student Internal Medicine

      Activities and Societies: Elective Clerkship

  • Experience

    • University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)

      Oct 2009 - Oct 2010
      Foundation Doctor/House Officer

      General patient management, Antenatal care, Deliveries, Basic Surgical procedures, Administration of Chemotherapy, Cannulation and Haemodialysis.

    • Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA

      Jan 2011 - Oct 2011
      Medical Officer

      Antenatal care, Paediatric out-patient management, Medical out-patient management, Basic surgical procedures.

    • University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)

      Oct 2011 - Sept 2017

      Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology. Worked extensively in the vitreoretinal unit, with a vast experience in Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Anterior segment/Cataract, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Community Ophthalmology sub-specialties. Medical, Surgical and Emergency eye care.Worked extensively in the vitreoretinal unit, with a vast experience in Glaucoma, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Anterior segment/Cataract, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Community Ophthalmology sub-specialties.Teaching junior colleagues, medical students and allied healthcare professionals.Involvement in audit and research.

      • Specialist Registrar (Ophthalmology)

        May 2014 - Sept 2017

      • Registrar (Ophthalmology)

        Oct 2011 - Apr 2014

    • Arubah Family Medical Centre

      Sept 2017 - Sept 2018
      Ophthalmologist

    • Crestview Eye Consultant

      Sept 2018 - Mar 2021
      Consultant Ophthalmologist

    • Crestview Eye Consultant

      Jun 2019 - Mar 2021
      Chief Operations Officer

    • MedricVision

      May 2021 - now
      Consultant Ophthalmologist/Medical Director

      A Consultant Ophthalmologist with vast experience in management of diseases of the eye and visual system. With a passion for the prevention of avoidable blindness, she strives to ensure no one goes needlessly blind in the community.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Additional Qualification

      Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
      Oct 2021

    • Fellow, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Faculty of Ophthalmology

      National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
      Jun 2017

    • Full Registration

      Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
      Nov 2010

    • Provisional Registration

      Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
      Sept 2009

    • Member

      Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
      Dec 2021

    • Small Incision Cataract Surgery

      Eye Foundation Hospital
      Aug 2018

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Loretta Ekechukwu
      Council Lecturer Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria September 1, 2018 National presentation of thesis: Pattern and Clinical Features of Age-related Macular Degeneration in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria