TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: YESIDE AKINBOLAGBE

POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER SPECIALISATION: PAEDIATRICS

ORCID ID- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2237-3663

Scopus Author ID: 57205433547

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

 

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION

DEGREE

(if applicable)

Completion Date MM/YYYY

FIELD OF STUDY

University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria

MBBS

12/1999

Medicine and Surgery

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London- London UK

M.Sc.

 09/2006

MScPH

National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria

Harvard University- Boston USA.

FMCPaed

MMSCI

09/2015

Ongoing

Residency (Paediatrics)

Master of Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation

Personal Statement

I am a clinician, researcher, and medical educator, passionate about multidisciplinary and collaborative research geared at improving the health of individuals and populations, particularly respiratory health of children. My research interests are in child health, respiratory health, and acute and chronic respiratory conditions in children. My current work is centered on investigating the effect of environmental exposures on the respiratory health outcomes of school aged children and children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours
  • Trustee, Drug Aid Africa.
  • Member, Webinair committee, Nigerian Thoracic Society.
  • Dean’s Scholarship, Harvard Medical School.
Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge
  • Oshamika O, Sonowo O, Akinbolagbe Y, Odusote O, Akinnola O, Eni A. Nasal Carriage, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile, and Enterotoxin Genes of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Children with Asthma. Indian J Microbiol. 2024 Apr 18:1-9.
  • Akinbolagbe YO, Otrofanowei E, Akase IE, Akintan PE, Ima-Edomwonyi UE, Olopade BO, et al. (2022) Predictors and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with hypoxemia in Lagos, Nigeria. J Pan Afr Thorac Soc 2022;3:42-50.
  • Otrofanowei E, Akase IE, Olopade BO, Akintan PE, Ima-Edomwonyi UE, Akinbolagbe YO, et al. (2022) Assessment of the utility of a screening tool for COVID-19 diagnosis in an accident and emergency department in Lagos, Nigeria: A pilot study. Niger Postgrad Med J 2022; 29:96-101.
  • Sokunbi O, Akinbolagbe Y, Akintan P, Oyeleke G, Kusimo O, Owowo U, Olonade E, Ojo O, Ikhazobor E, Amund O, Ogbuokiri E. (2022) Clinical presentation and short-term outcomes of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children in Lagos, Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case series. eClinicalMedicine. 2022 Jul 1;49:101475.
  • Ozoh OB, Akinbolagbe Y, Tekobo A, Dede SK, Dania MG, Adeyeye O. (2021) The feasibility and effect of a nurse-led, patient-centered asthma education program in a Nigerian context. J Asthma. 2021 Jul 19:1-10. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2021.1942040. Epub ahead of print.
Collaborators/ Networks 
  1. Wanda Phipatanakul, Asthma Clinical research center, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA.
  2. Jon Gaffin, Divison of Pulmonology, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA.
  3. Paediatric Assembly, Nigerian Thoracic Society.
  4. Dr Obianuju Ozoh, Dept. of Medicine, CMUL.