Ebunoluwa Adejuyigbe

Ebunoluwa Aderonke Adejuyigbe is a Nigerian paediatrician, researcher, and academic administrator. She is a Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health and, since July 2025, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo. She is the first female substantive Vice-Chancellor of that university.

Early life and education Adejuyigbe hails from the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. She attended Girls High School, Gindiri, Jos (1975–1980), and later studied health sciences and medicine at the Obafemi Awolowo University (then University of Ife), earning her MBChB in 1987.

Academic and clinical career She began her career at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC) as a consultant paediatrician and later joined the university's Faculty of Health Sciences. Adejuyigbe served as executive director of the Central Office of Research at Obafemi Awolowo University and was involved in several national and international research collaborations in child health and neonatal medicine.

Career timeline Consultant Paediatrician, OAUTHC (1990s–2000s) Professor of Paediatrics, Obafemi Awolowo University (2010–2025) Executive Director, Central Office of Research, OAU (2019–2025) Vice-Chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (2025–present)

Research Adejuyigbe's research focuses on neonatal survival, infant feeding, and paediatric infectious diseases in low-resource settings. Her publications are widely cited in global child health research.

Selected publications

Professional service and honours She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine and has served as vice-president of the African Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (AfSPID) and co-chair of Nigeria's National Child Health Technical Working Committee. She has also said her administration would prioritise the use of technology to support teaching and research.

In her inaugural remarks, she outlined goals related to student-centred learning, institutional partnerships, and quality improvement in medical education.

Personal life Adejuyigbe is married with children. She is active in community health advocacy and youth mentorship initiatives.