Education:
- 1987-1992 - MBBS, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, State, Nigeria,
- 1994-1995 - MPH, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Post-doctoral training:
- 2001-2005 - Fellow, Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- 1998-2001 - Resident, Primary Care Internal Medicine Program, Brown University School of Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.
- 1996-1998 - Project Coordinator/Research Associate, Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study. A collaborative genetics and epidemiological research study between the National Institute for Human Genome Research, Howard University and medical institutions in West Africa specifically in Nigeria and Ghana.
- 1993-1994 - Medical Officer, General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Overview/research interests:
I am interested in the health disparities that exist between minority and majority populations, especially Africans and African Americans, and how to overcome barriers that might improve health outcomes in minority populations. I have been in involved in trying to define and decrease the incidence of HIV /AIDS epidemic in the African born population in the Twin Cities. I am also involved in HIV /AIDS education and advocacy in minority populations.
I am currently involved in research in the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
Current research activities:
Co chair: COVID-19 Clinical Expert Panel
Purpose: To review and recommend clinical best practices that support HealthPartners care objectives for patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
Clinical scope
- Assist in educating and engaging clinicians in rapidly evolving care practices
- Evaluate the growing body of literature on the assessment and management of patients with COVID-19
- Assess best practices and develop consensus to standardize care for COVID-19 at HealthPartners
- Connect with operational teams to execute best practices, i.e. Case Conference, EMR BPAs, Note templates, Order sets, etc.
Co chair:
COVID-19 Research Expert Panel
Purpose: To review and recommend clinical research trials that support HealthPartners care objectives for patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
Research scope
- Assist in educating and engaging clinicians in COVID-19 clinical research.
- Assess operational feasibility of clinical trials and make recommendations to Incident Command.
- May also serve as principal investigators or co-investigators.
- Monitor implementation, interim analyses from trials, and other evidence to recommend changes in the clinical research plan, if needed.
Education:
- 1987-1992 - MBBS, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, State, Nigeria,
- 1994-1995 - MPH, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
Post-doctoral training:
- 2001-2005 - Fellow, Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- 1998-2001 - Resident, Primary Care Internal Medicine Program, Brown University School of Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.
- 1996-1998 - Project Coordinator/Research Associate, Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study. A collaborative genetics and epidemiological research study between the National Institute for Human Genome Research, Howard University and medical institutions in West Africa specifically in Nigeria and Ghana.
- 1993-1994 - Medical Officer, General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Overview/research interests:
I am interested in the health disparities that exist between minority and majority populations, especially African
