Dr. Sonny Kuku, Consultant physician & Endocrinologist is head of Medicine and pathology. He has had a highly distinguished academic and professional career. He graduated in Medicine from the College of Medicine,University of Lagos with full honors in 1970,
After graduating, he won a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1971 to study at the famous Royal Post-graduate Medical School (Hammersmith Hospital) University of London. Within three years, he added a couple more feathers to his already spectacular cap. He obtained a PhD in addition to becoming a member of the Royal College of Physicians. Prior to this time, in 1968, he had been awarded a B.Sc (Hons) in Medical Biochemistry by the University of Lagos in conjunction with the University of Rochester, New York. In 1972, he received a M.Sc in Clinical pathology. He has also lectured at the University Of Chicago School Of Medicine where he was a Senior Fellow until 1976, when he returned home. He continued his lecturing career in the University Of Lagos College Of Medicine where he rose to be Senior Lecture within the year. In 1986, he was honored with the coveted Fellowship of the royal College of Physicians, London, and the following year, took a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Lagos by thesis. He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College and the West African College of Physicians as well as member of the new York Academy of Sciences. In 1989, he was honored with the distinguished alumnus award of the University of Lagos. Dr. Sonny kuku is the current President of the prestigious Nigerian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chairman Education Committee, Faculty of Medicine and Examiner and Chairman of the Faculty of Internal Medicine of the West African College of Physicians. He is a member of Ikoyi Club, Lagos Polo Club and the Metropolitan Club. He holds the high Chieftaincy title of olor'gun of ijebu.