Bruce Ovbiagele Explained

Bruce Ovbiagele
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality:
  • American
Education:
Occupation:
Known For:
  • Global and local vascular brain health equity research
  • Founder of SEQUINS, PROTECT, TRANSCENDS, TALENTS, HEADS-UP, and ASOC
Relations:
Field:
Work Institutions:
Awards:
  • William Feinberg Award
  • Robert Wartenberg Award
  • Meritorious Achievement Award
  • Distinguished Scientist Award
  • Scientific Breakthrough Award

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]

Early life and education

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

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

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

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 (HEADS-UP) Symposium,[26] African Stroke Organization Conference (ASOC),[27] and World Federation of Neurology (WFN) open access journal.[28] [29]

Education work

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

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

Recognitions

Articles

Books

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele . International Science Council.
  2. Web site: New SFVAHCS Chief of Staff Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele UCSF Cardiology at VA . Ucsf.edu.
  3. Web site: Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association . American Heart Association.
  4. Web site: A proposal for equity neuroscience . The Lancet Neurology . Elsevier . 15 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Society for Equity Neuroscience . SEQUINS . 27 July 2024.
  6. Web site: WSO Board of Directors elections 2022-2026 . World Stroke Organization . 5 August 2024.
  7. Web site: NCIRE Board of Directors . Northern California Institute of Research and Education . 25 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Honoree committed to preventing strokes around the globe . www.heart.org.
  9. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S. UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies . healthpolicy.ucsf.edu.
  10. Web site: Neurology Grand Rounds Recordings . Mass General Neurology Grand Rounds . 14 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Bruce I. Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, FAAN . www.aan.com.
  12. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S. . UCSF.
  13. Web site: UC San Francisco’s Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele named one of seven Distinguished Scientists . American Heart Association . 14 August 2024.
  14. Web site: Ovbiagele . B. . Saver . J. L. . Fredieu . A. . Suzuki . S. . McNair . N. . Dandekar . A. . Razinia . T. . Kidwell . C. S. . PROTECT: a coordinated stroke treatment program to prevent recurrent thromboembolic events . Neurology . 18 August 2024 . 1217–1222 . 10.1212/01.wnl.0000140493.83607.f1 . 12 October 2004.
  15. Web site: Ovbiagele . Bruce . Saver . Jeffrey L. . Fredieu . Andre . Suzuki . Shuichi . Selco . Scott . Rajajee . Venkatakrishna . McNair . Norma . Razinia . Tannaz . Kidwell . Chelsea S. . In-hospital initiation of secondary stroke prevention therapies yields high rates of adherence at follow-up . Stroke . 18 August 2024 . 2879–2883 . 10.1161/01.STR.0000147967.49567.d6 . December 2004.
  16. Web site: Ovbiagele . Bruce . Goldstein . Larry B. . Higashida . Randall T. . Howard . Virginia J. . Johnston . S. Claiborne . Khavjou . Olga A. . Lackland . Daniel T. . Lichtman . Judith H. . Mohl . Stephanie . Sacco . Ralph L. . Saver . Jeffrey L. . Trogdon . Justin G. . Forecasting the future of stroke in the United States: a policy statement from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association . Stroke . 24 August 2024 . 2361–2375 . 10.1161/STR.0b013e31829734f2 . August 2013.
  17. Web site: UC San Francisco’s Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele named one of seven Distinguished Scientists . American Heart Association . 25 August 2024.
  18. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele Scholar Profiles and Rankings . ScholarGPS . 27 August 2024.
  19. Web site: How a neurologist keeps his brain healthy – and what he wants to do better . Jacksonville Journal-Courier.
  20. Web site: TRANSCENDS: Career Development Program for Underrepresented in Medicine Scholars in Academic Neurology . 3 August 2024.
  21. Web site: Training Africans to Lead and Execute Neurological Trials & Studies (TALENTS) - Fogarty International Center @ NIH . Fogarty International Center.
  22. Web site: ENLIGHTEN (ENgaging Leaders In Global and local HealTh Equity in Neurology) . reporter.nih.gov . 22 August 2024.
  23. Web site: Ovbiagele . Bruce . Sacco . Ralph L. . Introducing the Stroke Editor Training Program for Underrepresented in Medicine Scholars . Stroke . 22 August 2024 . 8–11 . 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.033387 . January 2021.
  24. Web site: Stroke editor training program introduced at ISC 21 . International Stroke Conference . 22 August 2024 . 18 March 2021.
  25. Web site: Ovbiagele . Bruce . First Year in Review, Second Year in Preview, and the 2023 JAHA Top 10 . Journal of the American Heart Association . 22 August 2024 . e033749 . 10.1161/JAHA.123.033749 . 2 January 2024.
  26. Web site: Putting words into action . ISC . 22 January 2024.
  27. Web site: Gebreyohanns . Mehari . Akinyemi . Rufus O. . Owolabi . Mayowa O. . Sarfo . Fred Stephen . Tagge . Raelle . Ovbiagele . Bruce . African Stroke Organization Conference 2022: Stroke in the Age of Emerging Challenges and Advances . Journal of the American Heart Association . 10.1161/JAHA.123.032647 . 19 December 2023.
  28. Web site: WFN Launches Open-Access Journal . worldneurologyonline.com . 6 August 2024.
  29. Web site: Ovbiagele . Bruce . Stop press: eNS has benchpressed to a new benchmark! . eNeurologicalSci . 6 August 2024 . 23–24 . 10.1016/j.ensci.2018.03.002 . 1 June 2018.
  30. Web site: What's Hot at ISC 2017? . Medscape . 5 August 2024.
  31. Web site: What's Hot at ISC 2018? . Medscape.
  32. Web site: Past ISC Award Winners . professional.heart.org . 24 August 2024.
  33. Web site: Bruce I. Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, FAAN . www.aan.com . 25 August 2024.
  34. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele . Science Update . 24 August 2024.
  35. Web site: STARS: Steps Against Recurrent Stroke . National Stroke Association . 25 August 2024 . 25 April 2008.
  36. Web site: UCSF Neurologist to Receive Prestigious Scientific Award UC San Francisco . www.ucsf.edu . 27 August 2024 . en . 13 February 2024.
  37. Web site: National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members . NAM.
  38. Web site: Bruce I. Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, FAAN . www.aan.com . 15 August 2024.
  39. Web site: Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association . American Heart Association.
  40. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele UCSF Profiles . profiles.ucsf.edu . 14 August 2024.
  41. Web site: User Profile . AGLN - Aspen Global Leadership Network.
  42. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele . International Science Council.
  43. Web site: Sciences (TWAS) . The World Academy of . Ovbiagele, Bruce . TWAS.
  44. Web site: WSO Board of Directors elections 2022-2026 . World Stroke Organization.
  45. Web site: Researchers Receive High Honors for Outstanding Science Contributions UC San Francisco . www.ucsf.edu . 31 January 2023.
  46. Web site: American College of Physicians Honors Bruce Ovbiagele for Advancing Diversity in Healthcare . The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education . 15 August 2024 . 12 April 2024.
  47. Web site: PRIME® Faculty Biography - Bruce I Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, FAAN . primeinc.org .
  48. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S. UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies . healthpolicy.ucsf.edu . 15 August 2024.
  49. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS . National Clinician Scholars at UCSF . 15 August 2024.
  50. Web site: African Academy of Sciences AAS . aasciences.africa . 15 August 2024.
  51. Web site: ASI Fellows – African Scientific Institute . www.asi-org.net . 25 August 2024.
  52. Web site: Professor Bruce Ovbiagele inducted as Fellow The Nigerian Academy of Science . nas.org.ng . 18 August 2024 . 6 November 2019.
  53. Web site: Academy of Medicine Specialties constitutes rapid-response group on pandemics . Vanguard Newspapers . 18 August 2024.
  54. Web site: Bruce I. Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, FAAN . American Academy of Neurology.
  55. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele, MD . American Neurological Association (ANA).
  56. Web site: Bell . Jamie . Bruce Ovbiagele named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association . Cardiovascular News . 15 August 2024 . 26 October 2022.
  57. Web site: Members on the Move: November 2018 . American Association for Physician Leadership - Inspiring Change. Together.
  58. Web site: Past COD Fellows . AAMC.
  59. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele . Liberty Fellowship . 12 August 2024.
  60. Web site: New members selected for National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke . www.ninds.nih.gov . 4 February 2016.
  61. Web site: Renowned US Scholar on Stroke & Equity visits New Zealand Neurological Foundation . neurological.org.nz . 14 August 2024.
  62. Web site: Neurology Global Health . medicine.musc.edu . 14 August 2024.
  63. Web site: UCLA NEUROLOGIST RECEIVES AAN MICHAEL S. PESSIN STROKE LEADERSHIP AWARD . 2 August 2024.
  64. Web site: Ovbiagele . Bruce . The 2021 William Feinberg Award Lecture Seeking Glocal Solutions to Cerebrovascular Health Inequities . Stroke . 643–653 . 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034563 . March 2022.
  65. Web site: Honoree committed to preventing strokes around the globe . www.heart.org.
  66. Web site: Stroke Council Award and Lecture . professional.heart.org.
  67. Web site: Mridha Spirit of Neurology Award - 2022 - Bruce Ovbiagele . American Brain Foundation.
  68. Web site: What to Expect From the 2022 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting . Neurology live . 1 April 2022.
  69. Web site: American Neurological Association Announces Winners of 2022 Awards for Outstanding Accomplishments in Academic Neurology and Neuroscience American Neurological Association (ANA) . myana.org.
  70. Web site: Archived Research News . Official Site . 14 August 2024.
  71. Web site: 2022 Distinguished Scientist Bruce Ovbiagele, MD MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, FAHA . professional.heart.org.
  72. Web site: 2023 Annual Meeting Health Care Equity Symposium . www.aan.com.
  73. Web site: Words from the President, October 2023 . World Stroke Organization.
  74. Web site: Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., is a recipient of a national award from the American College of Physicians VA San Francisco health care . Veterans Affairs . 14 August 2024.
  75. Web site: UCSF Neurologist to Receive Prestigious Scientific Award UC San Francisco . www.ucsf.edu . 13 February 2024.
  76. Web site: Yolanda King Helps American Stroke Association Launch Power to End Stroke : Urbanmecca.com African American News . Urban Mecca . 25 August 2024.
  77. Web site: Ovbiagele . Bruce . Hutchison . Patti . Handschumacher . Linda . Coleman . Andrea . Gutierrez . Marilou . Yellin-Mednick . Stephanie . Beanes . Sylvia . Cooper . Elizabeth M. . Pratt . Franklin D. . Educating and mobilizing youth to detect undiagnosed elevated blood pressure: searching for the silent killer . Ethnicity & Disease . 25 August 2024 . 84–88 . 2008.
  78. Web site: Stroke center kicks off lecture series on stroke prevention and education . The Weekly - University of Southern California . 25 August 2024.
  79. Web site: Bruce I. Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, FAAN . www.aan.com . 26 August 2024.
  80. Web site: Abam Kammonke on LinkedIn: Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change, 2023 Edition . www.linkedin.com . 26 August 2024.
  81. Web site: Neurology - Grand Rounds . www.umms.org . 26 August 2024.
  82. Web site: Oki . Kelvin . Trailblazers: Recognized Among the Top 100 Outstanding Nigerian . Summitmedicalgroup . 26 August 2024 . 19 November 2023.
  83. Web site: Neurology Continuing Medical Education . NYU Langone Health . 25 August 2024.
  84. Web site: 2022-2023 Dean's Distinguished Seminar Series: Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S. . University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus . 25 August 2024.
  85. Web site: Duke Neurology Grand Rounds: "The Art of the Real: Synergizing Stroke Science, Scientists, and Society in Africa" by Bruce Ovbiagele M.D., MSc, MAS, MBA (Chief of Staff, VA San Francisco) Duke Department of Neurology . neurology.duke.edu . 25 August 2024.
  86. Web site: Home Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring . paesmem.nsf.gov . 25 August 2024.
  87. Web site: Honoring San Francisco VA Health Care System . Congressional Record . 27 November 2024.
  88. Web site: ovbiagele - Search Results - PubMed . PubMed . 25 August 2024.
  89. Web site: Stroke Management and Recovery . ouci.dntb.gov.ua . 24 August 2024 . uk-UA.
  90. Web site: Medical Textbook Trove . trove.nla.gov.au . 24 August 2024.
  91. Web site: Ischemic Stroke Therapeutics . Springer Science . 24 August 2024 . 10.1007/978-3-319-17750-2.
  92. Web site: Intracerebral Hemorrhage Therapeutics . Springer Science . 24 August 2024 . 10.1007/978-3-319-77063-5.
  93. Web site: Ischemic Stroke Therapeutics . Springer Science . 24 August 2024 . 10.1007/978-3-031-49963-0.
  94. Web site: Achieving Equity in Neurological Practice . Springer Science . 24 August 2024.
  95. Web site: View From The Top Interviews Bruce Ovbiagele Pt 2 . 12 September 2016.
  96. Web site: Helen Ovbiagele . Open Library.
  97. Web site: Kan . Toni . “What Happened To The Pacesetter Series? - And When Will The New Nigerian Thriller Come?” #Throwback - Toni Kan . The Lagos Review . 27 October 2019.

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