Dr. Augustine Luka-Daniels is a Nigerian surgeon with extensive education and training. He received degrees from King's College and University of Ibadan before completing surgical residencies in Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Dr. Luka-Daniels has held many professional appointments, including positions at various hospitals in Nigeria and membership on government panels. Currently, he maintains a private surgery practice and conducts research into abdominal sepsis, Ebola virus, and systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

1. Dr Augustine Luka-Daniels (Formerly Augustine N. Ani)
Phone: 0802 393 1073 E-mail: austineani@hotmail.com
Education
Holy Cross School, Lagos 1949-1954
King’s College, Lagos 1955-1961
Qualifications
West Africa School Certificate (Grade 1) 1959
Higher School Certificate 1961
Army Proficiency Certificate (Kings College Cadet Unit)
Part I & Part II 1958-1959
Higher Academic Education
University of Ibadan, 1962-1967
Academic Qualifications
MB, BS (Ibadan) 1967
ECFMG (USA) – Equivalent of MD 1969
Professional Training
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos. 1967-1970
University of Rochester, NY (Surgical Residency at
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA) 1970-1972
The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh – Post-Fellowship
Registrar, St Georges Hospital, London. 1972-1973
Hands-on training in Colonoscopy (Kendrickes Memorial
Hospital, Moresville, Indiana, USA) 1989
Higher Professional Qualifications
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edin) 1973
Fellow of the International Academy of Proctology 1982
Fellow of International College of Surgeons 1984
Certificate in Colonoscopy 1989
Scholarships, Training Awards, Research Grants
Federal Government Scholarship (Univ of Ibadan) 1962-1967
Rochester Post-Graduate Training/Fellowship
(University of Rochester, NY) 1970
Principal Registration Status (Brit Med Council) 1973
U.I Senate research Grant 1975
National Science & Technological Development Agency
(N.S.T.D.A) Research Grant Award 1977
National Military Service
Brigade Medical Officer
17 Brigade Nigeria Army, Bori.
Rank: Field Captain 1968

2. Professional Appointments
Senior Registrar in Surgery
UCH, Ibadan. 1973
Consultant Surgeon and Lecturer in Surgery
UCH and University of Ibadan , Ibadan. 1976
Medial Director, Blue Shield hospital, Yaba, Lagos. 1979
Consultant Surgeon, Providence Hospital, Lagos. 1990
Government Appointments
Member, National Orthopedic Hospital Board 1990-1994
Chairman, Panel of Enquiry into National Hospital,
Dala, Kano. 1994
Academic Appointments
Chief Consultant Surgeon and
Coordinator of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Procedures
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
Associate Lecturer in Surgery
Lagos State University College of Medicine 2010-2012
Currently
Practicing Consultant Surgeon and Colon Endoscopist
Privately sponsored research into pathophysiology of
a) Abdominal sepsis
b) Ebola virus infection
c) Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) 2013-
Special Interest: Therapy of SIRS