Boluwaji Ogunyemi

Professional and Research Interests:

• Health Policy
• Health Systems Leadership
• Social Accountability
• Diversity, Inclusion, Equity
• Clinical Epidemiology
• Medical Dermatology
• History of Medicine and Medical Humanities
• Medical Education

Education

• Fellowship in Health Sciences Improvement, University of Alberta School of Public Health, 2024
• Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion, Cornell University, Ithica, NY, 2020
• Graduate Certificate in Medical Teaching, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2019
• Dermatology Postgraduate Residency Program, The University of British Columbia, 2018
• Doctor of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2013
• Clinical Epidemiology Graduate Diploma, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009
• Bachelor of Sciences Honors Double Major in Sociology and Medical Sciences, 2008 Western University

Leadership Training

• Physician Leadership and Management Project, 2023 – 2024
• ICD.D Designation, Director Education Program, Rotman School of Management, 2021 - 2022

Selected Honors and Achievements

• 2023 Faculty of Science Alumni Award of Achievement, Western University
• 2022 Globe & Mail Changemaker Award
• 2022 Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders
• 2022 Cultural Educator of the Year - The Association For New Canadians
• 2021 Most Inspiring Immigrants in Atlantic Canada 2022
• 2021 Nominee - Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Award 
• 2021 Early Career Volunteer Award, Canadian Dermatology Association
• 2019 Memorial University Alumni Tribute Awards, Horizon Award
• 2019 Western University Alumni Awards of Merit, Young Alumni Award
• 2018 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Convocation Speaker
• 2018 Royal Bank of Canada Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards
• 2018 American Academy of Dermatology Members Making a Difference Award
• 2017 Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in Health Sciences
• 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association Leadership Award

Selected Research Scholarships

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Medical Association Scholarship
• Canadian Dermatology Association Early Career Research Award
• Frederick Kalz Award, Canadian Dermatology Foundation
• Mach-Gaensslen Foundation of Canada Medical Scholarship
• Canadian Rheumatology Association Research Scholarship
• Memorial University Individual Merit Fund

National Leadership and Governance Positions

• President-Elect, Canadian Medical Association
• Board of Directors, Canadian Medical Association
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Anti-Black Racism Accreditation Working Group 
• Public Health Ethics Consultative Group, Public Health Agency of Canada 
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Canadian Dermatology Association
• Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Advisory Panel, Practice Section 
• Board of Directors, Skin Research Group of Canada
• Physician Advisor, Black Physicians of Canada
• Ambassador, Canadian Medical Association

Previous National Leadership and Governance Positions

• Board of Directors, Canadian Dermatology Association
• Executive Committee, Canadian Professors of Dermatology
• Executive Committee, Resident Doctors of British Columbia

Publications, Mainstream Media Outlets

• The New York Times
• The Globe and Mail
• CBC News
• The Vancouver Sun
• The Huffington Post

Reviewer, Scientific Journals

• Academic Medicine
• Canadian Medical Association Journal
• Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery
• Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery – Case Reports
• University of British Columbia Medical Journal

Select Publications – Peer-Reviewed

Rosacea as a potential risk factor for dementia. Abdi, P., Haq, Z., Diaz, M., Maibach, H., and Ogunyemi, B. International Journal of Dermatology. 17 June 2024.

Accuracy of ChatGPT-3.5 anf GPT-4 in diagnosing clinical scenarios in dermatology involving skin of color. Qureshi, S., Alli, S., and Ogunyemi, B. International Journal of Dermatology. 9 August 2024.

Efficacy of Combinational Therapy Using Topical Minoxidil and Microneedling For the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopedia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Parsa Abdi; Christian Awad; Michelle R. Anthony; Christopher Farkouh; Bret Kenny; Howard Maibach; Bolu Ogunyemi, MD. Archives of Dermatological Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-023-02688-1

Skin of Color Representation at the Canadian Dermatology Association's Annual Conferences. Akkufo-Ado, E., George, A., and Ogunyemi, B. J Cutan Med Surg. 2023 July.

Representation of Skin of Color in Canadian Postgraduate Dermatology Education & Programs — A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Mahmood, F. Copps, B. Ladha, M. Ogunyemi, B. and Purdy, K. J Cutan Med Surg. 2022 August. https://doi-org.qe2a-proxy.mun.ca/10.1177/12034754221116101

Atopic dermatitis and skin infections are a poorly documented crisis in Canada's Indigenous pediatric population: It's time to start the conversation. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021;38(Suppl. 2):188–189. Asiniwasis RN, Heck E, Amir Ali A, Ogunyemi B, Hardin J.

A Brief History of Psoriasis Management. Maliyar, K., Fleming, P., Ogunyemi, B., and Lynde, C. (2020) Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery). J Cutan Med Surg. 2020 Jan 31:1203475420903682

The State of Ethnic Dermatology in Canada. (2017) Ogunyemi, B. and Miller-Monthrope, Y. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 2017, Vol. 21(5) 464– 466
Cultural-ecological Theory of Academic Disengagement used to explain A Story of Race, Culture and Education. Ogunyemi, B. (2016) Journal of the National Medical Association.
Surgical Innovation in the Cold War era: Gavril Ilizarov and his apparatus as a device for external fixation
and limb Lengthening. Ogunyemi, B. (2017). University of British Columbia Medical Journal. 8.2 (29-30)

A Cultural History of Ethnic Identity and Aesthetic Surgery in the Twentieth Century. Ogunyemi, B. (2013). University of Alberta Health Sciences Journal Volume 8, Issue 1.

Mortality trends in a Canadian Cohort of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients. Ogunyemi, B., McGill Journal of Medicine. Vol 14, No 2 (2013).

Psychosis in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Atypical presentation. Gandhi, P, Ogunyemi, B., MacDonald, A., Gamit, A. (2012) British Medical Journal Case Reports. 2012 Jan 18; 2012.

Hypertension as an Independent Risk Factor for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Review. Ogunyemi, B. (2011) The University of Toronto Medical Journal.  Vol 89, No 1.

Case Report – Leuprolide Acetate-Induced Necrotic Skin Ulceration.
W.C. Ian Janes, MSc., MEd.¹, B. Ogunyemi, MD, FRCPC¹, M. Andrews, MD, FSCRC² 
Canadian Urological Association Journal

Links

https://twitter.com/OgunyemiMD
https://www.linkedin.com/in/boluogunyemi/
https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/renaissance-man/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEGFpPIStg0