A Nigerian-born medical doctor, Professor Iyalla Peterside, has been named one of America’s Best Physicians for the year 2020 by the US National Consumer Advisory Board and Todaysbestphysician.com .
Dr Peterside is a Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatalogy at the University of Pennsylvania Medical school and a consultant at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia considered one of the best children’s hospitals in the world where he has worked for over 20 years.
He was until recently the Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and the President of the Philadelphia Perinatal society.
He is a recipient of many awards from his colleagues and professional associations in the US. . His area of expertise is in the care of complex surgical neonates, infants needing extracorporeal support and babies with Chronic lung disease.
He graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1985 and has practised medicine in four continents of Africa, Europe, Asia and North America.
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