Affiliation
Professor of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Address
Department of Medicine,
University College Hospital,
PMB 5116,
Ibadan
Nigeria
Contact
Biosketch
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.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Dementia Epidemiology
- Tropical Neurology
- Stroke surveillance with the WHO
Capacity Building Interests
- Development of curriculum on Geriatric training for developing countries
- Recognition of the various types of dementia at primary care settings
Key methodological skills
- Community –based studies of older people
- Epidemiological methods
Current/planned research
- Risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease in migrant African populations
- Empowering caregivers of demented subjects on home-based care
- Preservation of cell lines for Alzheimer disease genetic studies
- Health promotion for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Engagement in capacity building
None