Biography:
Dr Salako Abideen studied Medicine and Surgery at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Oyo Nigeria. He then proceeded to residency training in Paediatrics and Child Health at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos Nigeria where he bagged the Fellow of the West African College of Physicians (WACP)(Paediatrics). He had a one-year fellowship in Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at the Tata Medical Centre in Kolkata India (2015-2016). Dr Salako is currently a research fellow/consultant Paediatrician at the foremost research institute; the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research. He has published more than 20 research articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Title : Prevalence and associated risk factors of myocardial ischaemia in children living with sickle cell disease at a tertiary hospital in lagos, nigeria: A comparative cross-sectional study.