Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.
Honorary Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecogist Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano Nigeria
Tel: +2348091079584
E-mail: zainalabidinaliyu@yahoo.com
Education and training, work experience: 1995 MD, Graduated from College of Medicine University of Jos, Nigeria; Certificate on Neonatal resuscitation and Competency in Basic Neonatal Airway Management, Paediatrics Department, Ahamadu, Bello University Zaria in collaboration with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, UK; 1998 Certificate in Obstetrics Fistula Repair Laure Fistula Center, MMSH Kano, Nigeria 2008; 2010 PhD Graduated as Fellow of the West African College Surgeons, Nigeria [FWACS]; 2015 Professional Master Degree in Obstetrics & Gynecology Ultrasound [IDSUOG]; 2011-2015 Head of Fetomaternal Medicine Unit Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi [ATBUTH], Nigeria; 2014-2015 Visiting Consultant Federal Medical Center Birnin Kudu, Nigeria; 2015 Acting Head of Department Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria; 2015-2016 Visiting Consultant Federal Medical Center Azare Nigeria; Member Curriculum Development Committee Africa Center of Excellence Population Health and Policy [ACEPHAP]; Member Clinical Protocol Committee O & G Department ATBUTH Bauchi; Coordinator Masters in Human Reproduction O & G Department, College of Medicine Bayero University Kano, Nigeria; 2016-2018 Head of Fetomaternal Medicine Unit Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano Nigeria; Head of Department Obstetrics and Gynecology Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano Nigeria [2023-2024].
Membership International Scientific Societies: President African Perinatal Society [APS]; 2017-2018 Deputy Secretary World Association of Perinatal Medicine [WAPM]; Board Member WAPM; Director Ian Donald School of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology [IDS] Nigeria Branch; Associate Fellow International Academy of Perinatal Medicine [IAPM]; Affiliate Member International Clearing House of Birth Defects Surveillance and Research [ICBDSR].
Membership National Scientific Societies: 2012-2014 Secretary General Medical & Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria [MDCAN] ATBUTH Branch, Nigeria; Member Research Committee African Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health And Policy [ACEPHAP], Bayero University Kano; Financial Secretary Associaton of Fetomaternal Medicine Specialists of Nigeria [AFEMSON]
Publications and scientific activities: Authored 43 articles in national and international journals, wrote 3 books and 4 book chapters; Reviewer for 3 Journals, one national and two international; Invited speaker at 26 national and international congresses; Editorial Board Member: Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Collaborations: MPD4QED [A WHO sponsored project]; ACTION III Trial [WHO sponsored]; When getting there is not enough: a nationwide cross-sectional study of 998 maternal deaths and 1451 near-misses in public tertiary hospitals in a low-income country [Sponsored by WHO]; STEPMAG Project [Sponsored by WHO