Ijeoma, the daughter of late Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been appointed as the Chief Medical Officer at the Jersey City Medical Center in the United States of America.
Ijeaom’s appointment which was announced on January 11, took effect from Monday, January 2, at the facility.
The leadership of the medical centre described Ijeoma as an asset to the medical centre as the residents of Hudson County.
In a statement released by the Jersey City Medical Center in New Jersey, Akunyili is the medical centre’s first black CMO as the hospital said it is proud to add her to its executive clinical leadership team.
Andy Anderson, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical and Quality Officer for RWJ Barnabas Health said Akunyili’s experience in managing multi-speciality physician groups in integrated healthcare systems will help support Jersey City Medical Center in providing comprehensive health care throughout the community.