PROFILE
Prof Lovett Lawson MBBS, DTM&H, MTropMed, PhD (Liverpool), FRCP (Edin), KJW
Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine
He graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1975 where he attained his MBBS.
In 1984, he got a DTM&H degree in Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. In 2002 & 2006, he achieved two degrees in Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; MTropMed and PhD respectively. In 2012, he attained a Fellowship of Royal College of Physician in Edinburgh.
He is the founder of Zankli Medical Services Limited and the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has a long standing experience in clinical practice in Nigeria.
He has in recent times dedicated his time to the eradication of tuberculosis in Nigeria having conducted researches and 68 publications on mainly Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases.
My Story
'1968 was a decisive year in my life. It was the year my younger brother, who was ill, passed away on the way to the hospital. There was no good explanation for his death, but it helped me make up my mind about what I would do with my life. I had been vacillating between becoming a doctor or a pilot. Both professions were equally appealing to me. However, the unknown cause of my brother’s death; my sensitivity and the desire to lend a helping hand to suffering people won over, and I chose medicine.
Being in private practice I always experience a sense of joy and fulfilment whenever a patient of mine recovers, especially from an acute illness. There have been so many cases, but the most memorable ones are the cases of acute asthmatic attacks, convulsions and most recently tuberculosis, where recovery can be dramatic.
I look forward to seeing Zankli Medical Centre as a one stop centre providing quality medical services to as many Nigerians as possible.''