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.