Dr Victor Lasebikan is a Professor of Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist and Addictionologist. He obtained his first degrees of B.Sc. Health Sciences and MB ChB from the University of Ife, Nigeria. He obtained MS, M.Sc. in Addiction Medicine from the Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, United States, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, and University of Adelaide Australia, Master of Public Health and PhD in Public Health at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Psychiatry from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.
He also holds professional postgraduate certifications as Fellow in Psychiatry of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria; Fellow, West African College of Physicians; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). He also holds Psychosomatic Specialist Certificate of the International College of Psychosomatic Medicine and is also an International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Network Expert. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medical Specialties.
He is currently the regional adviser for West Africa, to the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK and is a leading African member of the International Society of Biological Research on Alcohol (ISBRA), Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, and International Psycho-oncology Society. Professor Victor Lasebikan had received numerous research grants and was a collaborator for the World Mental Health Survey Initiative. He is also a member of the Global Clinical Practice Network (GCPN) that participated in the World Health Organization’s 11th Edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Professor Lasebikan is a partner with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a subsidiary of the United Nations IOM that works to ensure protection and rehabilitation of migrants with mental health problems. He ranks top 3% of most cited authors in psychiatry and in Africa.
