President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu as the first female Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH.
The appointment is contained in a letter issued and signed by the Minister of Health, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate.
Part of the letter dated August 8, 2025 reads, “I am pleased to inform you that His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu, has approved your appointment as Chief Medical Director, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin-City, Edo State for four years in the first instance with effect from 18th August, 2025. 
“This appointment is on such terms and conditions as provided by the authority establishing the University Teaching Hospitals, or as may be specified by government in the future.
“While congratulating you on your appointment, I urge you to consolidate and improve on the state of the hospital towards realising the mandate of a teaching hospital.
“It is my expectation that you will continue to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure that the hospital continues to deliver quality healthcare services to all.”
Ize-Iyamu, current dean, School of Dentistry, University of Benin, joined the hospital in 1997 as a junior registrar and rose through the ranks to become an honorary consultant in 2005.
Beyond her administrative and clinical excellence, Ize-Iyamu is a renowned teacher and trainer who has mentored and developed generations of doctors.
A globally trained specialist, Ize-Iyamu is a Commonwealth Fellow and a Craniofacial Orthodontist who honed her expertise at the Oxford University Teaching Hospital, United Kingdom, and furthered her training at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
