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Bruce Ovbiagele

Bruce Ovbiagele is a Nigerian-American vascular neurologist, biomedical researcher, health systems executive, academic leader, organization founder, and scientific journal editor.[1] He serves as Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean at the University of California, San Francisco, Chief of Staff at the San Francisco VA Medical Center,[2] Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association.[3] and Founding President of the Society for Equity Neuroscience.[4][5] He is a member of the Board of Directors of the World Stroke Organization,[6] and Northern California Institute of Research and Education.[7]

Bruce Ovbiagele
Ovbiagele in 2024
Born
Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality
  • American
Education
Occupation(s)
Known for
  • Global and local vascular brain health equity research
  • Founder of SEQUINS, PROTECT, TRANSCENDS, TALENTS, HEADS-UP, and ASOC
Relatives
Awards
  • William Feinberg Award
  • Robert Wartenberg Award
  • Meritorious Achievement Award
  • Distinguished Scientist Award
  • Scientific Breakthrough Award
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Early life and education

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Ovbiagele was born in Lagos, Nigeria.[8] His elementary education was at Corona School, Ikoyi. He attended Igbobi College, Federal Government College, Ijanikin and King's College, Lagos for middle and high school education. Ovbiagele received a medical degree from the University of Lagos; Master of Science in Clinical Research from the University of California, Los Angeles; Master of Advanced Studies in Leadership of Healthcare Organizations from the University of California, San Diego; Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Master of Legal Studies from Washington University, St. Louis; Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School; and Global Executive Certificate in Leadership from the Yale School of Management.[9] Ovbiagele completed a general neurology residency at the University of California, Irvine, and a fellowship in vascular neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Academic career

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Ovbiagele served as professor and chairman of the Neurology Department at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) from 2012 to 2018. There, he held the Pihl Professorship in neuroscience and led the Department of Neurology. He was the 2021 C. Miller Fisher Visiting Professor of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital.[10] Prior to MUSC, he served in various professorial roles within the University of California system. He is an adjunct professor at Favaloro University, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and University of Ibadan. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Neurology,[11]

Ovbiagele was appointed Associate Dean at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine in 2018.[12]

Research work

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Ovbiagele's work focuses on improving stroke outcomes for disparate populations around the world through epidemiological surveillance, pharmaceutical clinical trials, genomics, and implementation science. He has led several National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded programs that address critical aspects of stroke management for vulnerable and underserved populations, locally, nationally, and globally.[13] Ovbiagele led the Stroke PROTECT program, which served as a basis for the Get with the Guidelines – Stroke, a national and international in-hospital initiative for improving stroke care by promoting adherence to evidence-based guidelines.[14][15] Ovbiagele led the national policy writing group that projected that annual costs of stroke in the United States would rise substantially in the future requiring a greater emphasis on implementing effective preventive, acute care, and rehabilitative services.[16]

Ovbiagele has an h-index of 100+, published over 650 peer-reviewed articles with 30+ as sole author and 300+ as lead or senior author.[17] He is a highly ranked scholar in the field of stroke[18] and has edited six textbooks.[19]

Capacity-building work

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Ovbiagele's scientific mentoring emphasizes the research training of individuals globally underrepresented in medicine and science. He has spearheaded neuroscience workforce development initiatives, including the Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars (TRANSCENDS),[20] Training Africans to Lead and Execute Neurological Trials and Studies (TALENTS),[21] ENgaging Leaders In Global and local HealTh Equity in Neurology (ENLIGHTEN),[22] and Editors-in-Training[23][24][25] programs.

Ovbiagele founded the Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-solving (HEADS-UP) Symposium,[26] African Stroke Organization Conference (ASOC),[27] and World Federation of Neurology (WFN) open access journal.[28][29]

Education work

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Ovbiagele chaired the International Stroke Conference from 2016 to 2018 during which he created several new initiatives including the Game of Strokes Session, Crossfire Debates Session, and Outstanding Stroke Research Mentor Award.[30][31][32]

Ovbiagele developed and directed several educational courses for the American Academy of Neurology including the “Health Equity for Neurologists”, “Stroke Update”, “Secondary Stroke Prevention”, and “Therapy Program: Stroke”.[33]

Ovbiagele served as the inaugural national medical spokesperson for the American Heart Association “Power-to-End-Stroke” campaign, which focused on raising awareness about the disproportionate burden of stroke experienced by African Americans,[34] and national spokesperson for the National Stroke Association “Steps Against Recurrent Stroke” Campaign.[35]

Ovbiagele has given 250+ invited academic lectures and 30+ invited community outreach presentations around the world.[36]

Honors

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Ovbiagele served as a member of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Advisory Council,[60] National Institutes of Health Council of Councils, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee. He is an honorary life member of the Stroke Society of Australasia[61] and Korean Stroke Society.[62]

Awards

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Recognitions

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Articles

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Books

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Personal life

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Ovbiagele is the son of Bruce Ovbiagele Snr, a media broadcaster,[95] and Helen Ovbiagele a novelist and journalist.[96][97]

References

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