Biographical overview
Dr. Ojo’s research and clinical interests include chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation and their complications, including cardiovascular disease; pharmacotherapy of hypertensive and diabetic renal disease; minority health and health disparities; global health (non-communicable diseases in low-resource settings); and global health capacity development. He has a particular clinical interest in chronic kidney disease in African Americans and blacks in developing nations.
Biographical record
- Title
- Dr
- Surname
- AKINLOLU
- First Name
- Ojo
- Gender
- Male
- Source of Publication
- NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
- Status
- Alive
- Father's Status
- N/A
- Mother's Status
- N/A
- Marital Status
- Married
- Profession
- Medical Doctor
- Working Experience
- associate vice president for clinical research and global health initiatives at the University of Arizona
professor of medicine in the UA College of Medicine – Tucson
professor of health promotion sciences in the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
professor of medicine and the Florence E. Bingham
Research Professor in Nephrology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
director of the Department of Medicine Global Health Research and Training Programs
physician with the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. - Education Level
- Tertiary
- Educational Qualification
- MD, MPH, PhD, MBA
- Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- Other Relevant Information
- Dr. Akinlolu Ojo is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and the Inaugural Florence E. Bingham Research Professor in Nephrology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Ojo received his medical education from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and residency training in internal medicine at the University of Kentucky. He completed nephrology fellowship, PhD in Epidemiologic Science and the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Michigan. Dr. Ojo research interest includes clinical transplantation and chronic kidney disease in Black populations. He has over 130 peer-reviewed publications and has served on the editorial boards of several journals and on NIH study sections. Dr. Ojo maintains an active clinical and translational research program with a portfolio of both NIH and industry funding. Active research collaboration includes investigators in Austria, Brazil, Ghana, Jamaica, South Africa, Spain and Taiwan. Dr. Ojo directs the Department of Medicine Global Health Research Initiative and the joint University of Michigan-International Society of Nephrology (UM-ISN) fellowship program to promote the training of nephrologists from developing. Dr. Ojo is an elected member of the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), the Association of American Physicians (AAP) and the American Clinical and Climatological Association.
https://publichealth.arizona.edu/directory/akinlolu-ojo
https://h3africa.org/index.php/consortium/projects/dr-akinlolu-ojo/ - Email Address
- [email protected]
- Phone Number
- (520) 626-0228
- Source
- https://publichealth.arizona.edu/directory/akinlolu-ojo..https://h3africa.org/index.php/consortium/projects/dr-akinlolu-ojo/
Source
https://publichealth.arizona.edu/directory/akinlolu-ojo..https://h3africa.org/index.php/consortium/projects/dr-akinlolu-ojo/
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