Ola Akinboboye
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Ola Akinboboye | |
|---|---|
| Born | Olakunle Akinboboye Maiduguri, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian -American |
| Alma mater | Columbia Business School (MBA) Columbia University School of Public Health (MPH) University of Ibadan (MBBS) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cardiology |
| Institutions | Cornell University Laurelton Heart Specialist New York Hospital |
Ola (Olakunle) Akinboboye is a Nigerian-American nuclear cardiologist.[1][2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
Born in Nigeria, Olakunle earned a medical degree from University of Ibadan College of Medicine (1984).[4] He moved to the United States where he earned an MBA and master's degree in public health from Columbia University.
Medical and Academic career[edit]
Olakunle completed his internal medicine residency at the Nassau University Medical Center, and a cardiology fellowship at the State University of New York. He went on to Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed another fellowship with dedicated training in nuclear cardiology and an advanced echocardiolography. He became an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York. He is the medical director of Laurelton Heart Specialists P.C. and Strong Health Medical Group P.C., Rosedale, Queens. He specializes in cardiac imaging, clinical hypertension, coronary artery disease and diabetes. He has been listed among the top doctors in New York by prominent American medical publications.
Professional Medical Associations[edit]
He served on the International Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology from 1997 to 2000. He became the 14th national president of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) which was established in 1974 to focus on the adverse impact of cardiovascular disease on African Americans.[5] He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Other memberships include:
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
- International Society of Hypertension in Blacks
- American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Clem Richardson. "Great People: Leading black cardiologist says heart-healthy messages should come from the pulpit". Daily Times. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Catherine Karongo (July 31, 2012). "Medics alarmed over rising cardiovascular ailments". CFM News. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Richardson, Clem (2013-04-12). "Great People: Cardiologist Dr. Ola Akinboboye says 'heart smart' messages should be delivered in black churches". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Olakunle O. Akinboboye, MD". nyulangone.org. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Church Health Programs Needed, But Not At The Pulpit, African-American Survey Shows". April 14, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "A Giant in the Matters of the Heart". The Network Journal. February 1, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Stewart Alexander (CITP). "Dr. Ola Akinboboye, MD, Laurelton". Cardiology insights. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Aloysius B. Cuyjet MD; Ola Akinboboye MD (July 2014). "Acute Heart Failure in the African American Patient". Journal of Cardiac Failure. 20 (7): 533–540. doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.04.018. PMID 24814871.
External links[edit]
- "Association of Black Cardiologists". PhRMA.
- "The Team". Queens Heart Institute.
- Living people
- University of Ibadan alumni
- Nigerian cardiologists
- Nigerian emigrants to the United States
- State University of New York faculty
- Columbia Business School alumni
- Columbia University fellows
- American people of Yoruba descent
- American cardiologists
- 21st-century African-American academics
- 21st-century American academics
- Cornell University faculty
- Yoruba academics
- Yoruba physicians
- 20th-century births
- 20th-century American physicians
- 21st-century African-American physicians
- 21st-century American physicians
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health alumni
- Fellows of the American College of Cardiology
- 20th-century African-American physicians