Dr. Chiledum Ahaghotu has joined the staff of Carney Hospital as Vice President of Medical Affairs. Most recently,he worked at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where he served as the Dr. R. Frank Jones Endowed Professor & Chair of Urology. Ahaghotu also served as the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs in the College of Medicine and Chief of Urological Services at Howard University Hospital.

“I am very pleased to have Dr. Ahaghotu join Carney Hospital’s senior leadership team,” said hospital president, Walter Ramos. “A nationally recognized clinician and physician leader, Dr. Ahaghotu brings a wealth of valuable experience as both a provider and administrator to Carney.”

Dr. Ahaghotu has specialized on prostate cancer issues, especially those facing African American men.

“We are excited that he is bringing his tremendous leadership and experience within this area of expertise, to Boston,” said Thomas A. Farrington, president and founder, the Prostate Health Education Network. During his professional career, Ahaghotu has held several leadership roles, including President of the Howard University Hospital Medical and Dental Staff, Chairman of the Howard University Faculty Practice Plan Physician Advisory Council, President of the Washington Urologic Society, Chair of the Urology Section of the National Medical Association and President of the R. Frank Jones Urologic Society. He is an invited participant in the Institute of Medicine Best Practices Innovation Collaborative and served two terms on CMS’s Practicing Physicians’ Advisory Council (PPAC).

As Carney Hospital’s Vice President of Medical Affairs, Ahaghotu will serve as the senior administration’s point of contact with the hospital’s medical staff. His responsibilities will also include the supervision and direction of Carney Hospital’s quality, safety and regulatory functions.

Ahaghotu received his medical degree at the University of Nigeria and completed his urological residency at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. He also completed an American Cancer Society fellowship in Urologic Oncology while in Iowa. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Howard University and a Master of Health Care Leadership from Brown University.