Dr. Olukemi Adekanmbi, Wife Of Oyo State APM Governorship Candidate
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
University of Ibadan, Nigeria | 2001
Master of Global Health
Harvard University, USA | 2003–2004
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Junior Professional Associate
World Bank Institute, Washington, DC, USA | 2004–2005
Internal Medicine Residency
Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA | 2005–2008
– Recipient of a Departmental and Hospital Research Award.
Hospitalist Physician
Lansdale Hospital, Pennsylvania, USA | 2008–2009
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, USA | 2009–2011
– Volunteered in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, contributing to relief efforts responding to cholera and other infectious disease outbreaks.
Lecturer I, College of Medicine
University of Ibadan, Nigeria | 2015
– Honorary Consultant
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria | 2017
Senior Lecturer, College of Medicine
University of Ibadan, Nigeria | 2020
Pioneer Head, Department of Infectious Diseases
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan | 2020–Present
Acting Director/Head, Infectious Diseases Institute
University College Hospital, Ibadan | 2020–Present
– Received a commendation from the Chief Medical Director of UCH for exemplary service during the COVID-19 response in 2022.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Advanced HIV disease
Emerging infectious diseases
Infectious disease prevention and control
Scientific Advisory Board Member
GlaxoSmithKline Africa Open Lab
Author of over 70 publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters
Principal Investigator, Nigeria Unit of HIV Clinical Trials, contributing to clinical research and capacity building among healthcare professionals.
PUBLIC HEALTH & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Provides technical support to the Oyo State response to infectious diseases of public health concern.
Visiting Scholar, Center for Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
Provides technical support to the Oyo State Cholera Outbreak Technical Working Group
Assistant General Secretary, Nigeria Infectious Diseases Society.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & FELLOWSHIPS
Board Certification in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP)
Fellow, West African College of Physicians (FWACP), by election