Farouk Dako, MD, MPH
Director, RAD-AID Nigeria
Farouk is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Director for the Center of Global and Population Health in Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is primarily based out of Botswana due to his role as the Director for the Botswana-UPenn Partnership. His areas of expertise include cardiothoracic imaging, health informatics, health care quality improvement and community outreach.
Chidubem Ugwueze, MD, MS
Associate Director, RAD-AID Nigeria
Chidubem is a PGY-5 DR/ESIR resident at Mount Sinai West in New York. He will be completing his Independent IR residency (2022 – 2023 academic year) at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Chidubem grew up in Nigeria and spent his formative years in southern California. He completed his bachelor’s and graduate degrees at the University of Southern California; earning a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (2011), a Master’s degree in Global Medicine (2012), and a Doctor of Medicine (2017). As a medical student, he was a recipient of the 2016 RSNA medical student research grant for his work applying radionics to the diagnosis, classification, and prediction of perioperative complications of renal tumors. He is dedicated to the reduction of health inequity. As a resident, Chidubem founded the RAD-AID Mount Sinai West Chapter. Since its founding, he has organized and participated in virtual and in-person diagnostic and interventional radiology global outreach projects in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ghana. In 2019, for example, he helped organize and host an IR symposium at the University College Hospital in Ibadan Nigeria.
Professor Omolola Atalabi, MD, FWACS, FMCR, MBA
Program Manager, RAD-AID Nigeria
Professor Omolola Atalabi, MD, FWACS, FMCR, MBA, is a renowned and acclaimed pediatrics radiologist at University of Ibadan College of Medicine and honorary Consultant at the University College Hospital Ibadan Nigeria. A distinguished leader, researcher and educator who is internationally known for her work in advancing medical imaging in Africa. She has held several leadership positions including President of the African Society of Radiologists, former President, and current council member of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI). She is the founder and pioneer President of the Society of Pediatric Imaging in Nigeria (SPIN). Additionally, she served as the past president of the Association of Radiologists in Nigeria and past chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association of her state. She has also been an active member of the American Association for Women in Radiology, the Medical Women Association of Nigeria and the Pediatric Oncology Society of Nigeria.
She is the Honorary Treasurer and Member of the council of the West African College of Surgeons and an active examiner in radiology of the National postgraduate medical College of Nigeria and West African College of Surgeons. Professor Atalabi was the pioneer chair of the RSNA Regional Committee for Middle East/Africa and served on the RSNA International Advisory Committee from 2014 to 2018. She has also served on the RSNA Committee on International Radiology Education and chaired the Global Learning Centers subcommittee. She was also a member of the editorial team for the Pediatric Radiology Journal. In recognition of her contribution to Radiology in Africa and Nigeria in particular, she was awarded the honorary membership of SPR and RSNA.
Victoria Mango, MD, FSBI
Program Manager, RAD-AID Nigeria (Breast Imaging)
Victoria Mango, MD, FSBI is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the breast imaging section. After graduating from Haverford College and New York Medical College, she completed radiology residency training at NYU and a breast and body imaging fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is Co-Director of the Breast Imaging Fellowship at MSKCC and devoted to teaching medical students, residents and fellows. Dr. Mango is dedicated to community service and global patient outreach with a focus on radiology in Nigeria.