Clinical Pathology Department started at the inception of the College of Medicine in 1962 as part of the Department of Pathology. Professor Frederick Nicholson, a Professor of Chemical Pathology from the University of Toronto on three years leave of absence was the pioneer Head of Department. He contributed immensely to the establishment of the College of Medicine. He established the Nicholson prize for the best student in Pathology based on a Canadian Trust fund, which he established for that purpose. 

Prof. E. c. Azinge was the 1981 recipient of Nicholson’s prize. 

9th February the Medical School Council accepted the recommendation that the division of Microbiology be separated from pathology to form two separate departments (Pathology and Microbiology). Prof. Alexander Boyo, Associate Professor or Chemical Pathology was made Head of the Division of Pathology. 

In 1980, Morbid Anatomy was removed and the department was named Clinical Pathology comprising of the divisions of Chemical Pathology and Heamatology and Blood Transfusion under the Headship of Prof. Akintunde Onitiri (1979 – 1987). Haematology subsequently became a full – fledged department in 1983.  The department remained as Clinical Pathology to date 

Clinical Pathology is that discipline which embraces Clinical Chemistry, Chemical Pathology and Clinical immune-chemistry. The department applies Basic Biochemistry, analytical Chemistry and immunoassays to medical diagnosis, treatment and management of patients. Broadly the primary functions of the department are teaching, research and practice of laboratory medicine.  

The teaching programs are for medical, dental, physiotherapy and other paramedical disciplines. The department provides a sound objective basis on which to gauge the extent of a clinical disorder, disease process and the patient response to therapy. Most medical and dental students in the undergraduate program must have passed through 200 level before coming to Clinical program requires first Degrees in Medicine or dentistry as in consists of compulsory course units and supervised research project. The project culminates in the submission of a dissertation. 1 or M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. we help all postgraduates to achieve the best results as specialists in chemical Pathology or Clinical Immunology and to equip them for their future career as consultations. 

Academic members of our department serve as honorary Consultants to Lagos University Teaching Hospital and they provide clinical and laboratory supervisory services.  The department actively participates in the residency training program of the National Postgraduate Medical college of Nigeria and the West African College of Physicians. Are of interest include Laboratory Quality Management System.  Human Nutrition. Clinical Immunology, Endocrinology, clinical Chemistry of major organ disorders. Biochemical and immunological screening in health disease and Toxicology.

Undergraduate Programmes: 

The department trains 300 level MBBS/BDS students in the rudiments of Clinical Pathology, Clinical Pathology runs an M.Sc. program for medical professional who want to acquire more knowledge and skills in diagnostics.  

Research and Publications: Academic staff have continued to be actively engaged in collaborative and independent research activities that have major impact on the practice of medicine as a whole and laboratory medicine in particular. Some of these have been published in peer-review journals. Academic staff continue to be involved in conceptualizing and supervising dissertations undertaken by postgraduate students. 

Research areas of academic staff include 

• Body composition, salt and Hypertension by Prof. E. C. Azinge 
• Quality Management System and Method Validation in the Laboratory by  
• Cardio-metabolic risk-pathophysiology and strategies for risk reduction by Dr. I. C. Udenze 
• Troponin T in renal disease by Dr. O. I. Ajie