Over the years the Lagos University Teaching Hospital has remained one of the best Teaching/Specialist Hospitals in the country. The hospital is designated a center of excellence in Dentistry. A major breakthrough of the successful conception and delivery of the first authentic test tube (In-Vitro-Fertilization) baby was performed by the duo of Professor Osato Frank Giwa-Osagie and Professor Dapo Ashiru at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. The hospital also render services in specialized areas of Medicine like Neuro-Surgery, Haemo-dialysis, Cancer treatment, Eye treatment, Urology, Paediatric Surgery, Maternal Health etc.
LUTH is the hospital in Nigeria with the highest concentration of skilled medical and paramedical staff in different areas of medicine. LUTH has pioneered Small Incision Cataract Excision Surgery in Nigeria and has trained over 20 doctors from all over the country in the procedure in the past one year. The hospital has also commenced laparascopic general and gynaecologic surgery which has dramatically reduced the duration of hospitalization after surgery.
LUTH also boasts of a comprehensive Diagnostic Centre and VIP Clinic, state of the art Laboratories, Radiodiagnosis, Radiotherapy and Renal Dialysis facilities. From a humble beginning of 330 beds, LUTH today, is the largest Teaching Hospital in Nigeria with 761 beds and with the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos in the training of hundreds of Medical, Dental, Pharmacy and other Science Students. The hospital has produced thousands of Nurses, Laboratory Technologists, Health Records Officers and para-Medical Cadres.
Internal Medicine
Psychiatry
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Oncology and Pathological Services
Dentistry
Surgery
Radiodiagnosis
Laboratory Medicine
Paediatrics
Lagos University Teaching Hospital,
Idi-Araba, Lagos,
Nigeria