Dr. Joanah Ikobah is a Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at the University of Calabar, an Honorary chief Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. She obtained her MBBCh degree from the University of Calabar in 2003 and the Fellowship of West African College of Physicians in Paediatrics, FWACP(Paeds) in April 2003 on completion of her residency training in Paediatrics at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria. She was awarded a study grant by the Nestle Nutrition Institute Africa/ESPGHAN Goes Africa for training in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition to the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa in March, and October 2013. She then obtained the Fellowship of the College of Medicine of South Africa in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition following a two-year scholarship training by the Nestle Nutrition Institute at the Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Division, Tygerberg Academic Hospital/Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa in May 2017. She completed a postgraduate certificate in Paediatric Nutrition from Boston University, the United State of America in October 2020. She is a Commonwealth Medical Fellow following a 6-month clinical fellowship of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission at the Liver Unit (including Small BowelTransplantation) of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, the United Kingdom in 2021. She obtained a certificate of training from the University of Washington in Leadership and Health Management Course. Her research interests include Paediatric Gastroenterology, viral Hepatitis, Primary Malnutrition, Breastfeeding, and infant complementary feeding. She is skilled in performing upper and lower gastro-intestinal endoscopy including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and liver biopsies. She has published scholarly articles in peer-reviewed National and International journals. She was the LOC chairman for the first Paediatric Endoscopy Pre-Conference workshop of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria Annual Conference in Calabar in 2014. She served as the Residency Training Co-ordinator in the Paediatric Department of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital from October 2017 to February 2021. She also served as a Faculty of Medicine representative to another faculty. She teaches and mentors medical students, nurses, and supervises resident doctors. She is a member of many professional bodies including the Medical and Dental Consultant Association, Paediatric Association of Nigeria, the West African College of Physicians, Nigerian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.