Urologists Are Mediators, Says Olaopa As Shittu Turns 70, Retires
The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has described urologists as mediators in a tribute to Prof. Olayiwola Shittu as he turns 70 on Wednesday August 5 and retires from the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
Shittu is a renowned consultant Urologist and Professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
In a statement titled “Prof. Olayiwola Shittu: Celebrating the Urologist as a Mediator at 70”, Olaopa on Monday described Shittu as a brother and friend who is widely respected for his expertise in prostrate cancer, reconstructive urology, and surgical outcomes in resource-constrained environments, and that he has devoted his career to advancing urology care while mentoring generations of young surgeons .
To Olaopa, the significance of Shittu’s work becomes clearer when one considers the severe shortage of urologists in Nigeria. Stressing this, Olaopa said: “The scarcity places enormous responsibility on specialists like Prof. Shittu, whose expertise serves patients across every stage of life .Yet perhaps nowhere is the value of the urologist more evident than in the care of the elderly. In many respects therefore, the urologist becomes a mediator in later life-a physician who stands between disease and dignity, between physical decline and restored confidence, between anxiety and hope.”
