Professor Samson A. Deji obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and Master of Public Health (MPH) from the same University. He had his postgraduate residency training at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife and is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians in Community Health (FWACP). He is a Consultant Public Health Physician at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Paediatric Nutrition from the School of Medicine, Boston, USA.He is currently a full Professor and Head of Department. He has published over forty research articles in reputable national and international journals, serves as a reviewer to several journals, and is actively engaged in ongoing research. His main research interests are Public Health Nutrition and Epidemiology. He is an Examiner with the West African College of Physicians, Faculty of Community Health.