A Ogunniyi

A Ogunniyi

Professor Ogunniyi affiliation detailes is as follows: 1978-1979 Internship training, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria 1979-1980 Medical Officer, Saminaka General Hospital, Saminaka, Kaduna State (NYSC) 1980-1986 Residency training, (Internal Medicine) University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria 1986-1987 Visiting Fellow in Neuroepidemiology, NIH, USA 1987-1988 Lecturer in Physiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 1987 to date: Consultant Physician/Neurologist, University College Hospital, Ibadan 1988-1990 Lecturer in Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Consultant, Univ. Col. Hospital, Ibadan 1990-1997 Senior Lecturer (Medicine), University of Ibadan, Nigeria 1997 to date Professor of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Consultant, Univ. Col. Hospital, Ibadan 2000 – 2003 Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan; Second tenure (2006-2009). 2010 (Jan – March) Honorary Visiting Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University Sch. of Medicine, Indianapolis 2011 (Aug.1 to date): Director, Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine,University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Biography
Professor Ogunniyi graduated as a medical doctor from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria in June 1978; Residency training in Internal Medicine and Neurology at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Neuroepidemiology Fellowship at the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland USA (1986-87); Appointed Consultant Physician (Neurologist) in October 1987 and Professor of Medicine, University of Ibadan in October 1997. Involved with community-based research on dementias of the elderly since 1992, and currently serving as PI of study.
Research Interest
Dementia Epidemiology, Tropical Neurology, Stroke surveillance with the WHO, Development of curriculum on Geriatric training for developing countries, Recognition of the various types of dementia at primary care settings.