[3] He is a gastrointestinal pathologist who has obtained post-Fellowship training in University Hospital, Basel (Switzerland) and Leeds General Infirmary.

[citation needed] In 2001, Darlington Obaseki got admitted as a Registrar in the Department of Pathology of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Darlington Obaseki rose to the position of Professor of Pathology in October 2017 after a decade of immerse scientific contributions in the field of medicine.

[5] Darlington Obaseki got appointed as the 6th Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital on 17 August 2017 after acting in the same capacity for about a month.

[10] Darlington Obaseki has authored and co-authored some medical and scientific research publications in the field of medicine both locally and internationally.