Opeolu Adeoye

Opeolu Makanju Adeoye
Alma mater	University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Scientific career
Institutions	Washington University in St. Louis University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center

Opeolu Makanju Adeoye is an American physician who is the BJC HealthCare Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine and Department Chair at the Washington University School of Medicine. He was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine in 2022.[1]

Early life and education

Adeoye was an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he majored in biochemistry.[2][3] He father died from a stroke at the age of 45 and his mother from colorectal cancer at 40, so he became interested in medicine at a young age.[4] He moved to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for medical studies,[5] and collaborated with Westinghouse High School to deliver a mentoring program for African-American teenagers.^[citation needed] He also launched an educational initiative at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he studied medical education and healthcare.^[citation needed] He was awarded the Herbert W. Nickens scholarship.[6] He moved to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine for residency, where he specialized in emergency medicine.[5]

Research and career

Adeoye specialized in neurosurgery and emergency medicine.[5] He directed the Greater Cincinnati stroke centre and led the Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials (SIREN) network.[7] He studied how acute-care interventions impact the outcomes of traumatic brain injuries and strokes.[7] He has sought to understand how bodily proteins impact the outcomes of stroke, and how the circulation of immune cells (leukocytes) is affected by the inflammatory response.[7] In 2018, he was awarded a $30 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of combination therapies in implementing tissue plasminogen activators.[8] Adeoye was made chief medical officer of Sense Neuro Diagnostics, a technology that can provide information on brain function in real-time.[9]

In 2020, Adeoye was appointed the BJC HealthCare Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine and elected chair of the department at Washington University in St. Louis.[7] He was elected fellow of both the National Academy of Medicine and the American Society for Clinical Investigation in 2022.[1][10]

Selected publications

• William J Powers; Alejandro A Rabinstein; Teri Ackerson; et al. (24 January 2018). "2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association". Stroke. ISSN 0039-2499. PMID 29367334. Wikidata Q49789131. (erratum)
• Opeolu Adeoye; Richard Hornung; Pooja Khatri; Dawn Kleindorfer (2 June 2011). "Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator use for ischemic stroke in the United States: a doubling of treatment rates over the course of 5 years". Stroke. 42 (7): 1952–1955. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.612358. ISSN 0039-2499. PMC 4114342. PMID 21636813. Wikidata Q33966207.
• Joseph P Broderick; Opeolu Adeoye; Jordan Elm (16 June 2017). "Evolution of the Modified Rankin Scale and Its Use in Future Stroke Trials". Stroke. 48 (7): 2007–2012. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.017866. ISSN 0039-2499. PMC 5552200. PMID 28626052. Wikidata Q38669629.

References

1. Lewis, Talia (2022-10-17). "National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
2. "Opeolu Adeoye, MD, MS". Emergency Medicine. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
3. "Commencement 98". UMBC.
4. Kingery, Nikki (2017-02-23). "Dr. Opeolu Adeoye, Director of the UC Stroke Team". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
5. "Expert Profile: adeoyeo | Research Directory". researchdirectory.uc.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
6. "Of Note: Justice Served" (PDF). PITMED. 2001.
7. Arbanas, Caroline (2020-09-08). "Adeoye named head of new emergency medicine department". Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
8. "University of Cincinnati awarded $29 million to look at TPA combination stroke therapy". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
9. "About Sense: Mission, Vision and Leadership Team". Sense Neuro Diagnostics. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
10. "The American Society for Clinical Investigation". Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.