Dr. Kudayah is a Consultant Paediatrician and Joint Medical Director at Lifeline Children’s Hospital, She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Ibadan (MBBS) in 1981, and undertook her housemanship training at Lagos University Teaching Hospital . Following this, she worked at the Eko Hospital, Lagos (1983-1986) during which she received “The Best Doctor of the Year Award” for two consecutive years.
Her Postgraduate Residency Training in Paediatrics was at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital culminating in the award of the Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College in Paediatrics FMC Paed. During her Paediatric training, she was awarded “Best Junior Resident of the year 1987”.
Dr. Kudayah’s area of special interest is Paediatric Cardiology and she has publications in this field. She was an Associate Lecturer at the Department of Paediatrics, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital where she lectured on General Paediatrics and Paediatric Cardiology. She is also part-time Paediatric Consultant to Exxon Mobil, Nigeria, and has also work frequently as locum Paediatrician at Chevron Hospital Lagos.
She is a Cofounder and Joint Executive Director of a training and development company – Healthcare Capacity Development Company Ltd.
She has attended several Paediatric Courses, Workshops and Conferences both in Nigeria and in the UK and acted as a facilitator for workshops on child Health projects organized by WHO and UNICEF. Areas covered include advanced Paediatric Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation, Paediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Transport, Child Protection, Cranial Ultrasonography, Echocardiography, Avian Influenza, Paediatric Nephrology, Neurodisability, Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive care, Asthma.
She is a member of several professional bodies and is a member of “Women In Business and Management In Nigeria”. She has attended various Management courses and has mentored several young female entrepreneurs.
She is on the Board of Directors of a Financial and Management Consulting Company as well as a Property Management Company.