Name: Kolawole O. AKANDE Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Alternate Email Address 1: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Alternate Email Address 2: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Biography: Dr Kolawole Oluseyi Akande graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2002 with MBchB. He had his postgraduate medical training at the University College Hospital, Ibadan culminating in the award of the fellowship of the West African College of Physicians in Internal Medicine- Gastroenterology. He was awarded 2013 S.F Kuku’s chairman prize for the best fellowship candidate in internal medicine, West African College of Physician and A.F.B Mabadeje prize for the best fellowship dissertation in internal medicine, West African College of Physicians, He was a GI endoscopy fellow at MedIndia Hospital, Chennai in 2010/2011. Dr Akande holds a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Ibadan. He was a project awardee of the University of Ibadan Medical Education Partnership Initiative for Junior staff (an NIH funded mentored research) in 2017/2018. Dr Akande was a visiting fellow at the Institute of Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago in 2017, and a fellow of the Stroke and cardiovascular Research institute (NIH funded research capacity building) in 2021. Dr Akande has won many travel grants to attend and present abstracts in international and local conferences. He is a senior lecturer in the Department of Medicine with a joint appointment in the infectious Disease Institute. He is also an honorary consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. His research interests include liver health, Hepatitis, Steatotic liver diseases and Hepatocellular carcinoma. He is the Principal Investigator of Ibadan Hepatitis B registry. Current Research and Capacity Building Projects including Grants 1. Title: African Hepatitis B/HIV-HBV Co-infection Clinical Research Network 2. Title: HCV Screening in Pregnant Women in Nigeria using Dried blood spots 3. Title: Ibadan Hepatitis Registry 4. Title: Stigmatization and Discrimination Against People with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection attending University College Hospital, Ibadan: Real or Imagined? SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. Yang, J.D. , Mohamed, E.A. , Aziz, A.O. , Shousha, H.I. , Hashem, M.B. , Nabeel, M.M. , Abdelmaksoud, A.H. , Elbaz, T.M. , Afihene, M.Y. , Duduyemi, B.M. , Ayawin, J.P. , Gyedu, A. , Lohouès-Kouacou, M.J. , Ndam, A.W. , Moustafa, E.F. , Hassany, S.M. , Moussa, A.M. , Ugiagbe, R.A. , Omuemu, C.E. , Anthony, R. , Palmer, D. , Nyanga, A.F. , Malu, A.O. , Obekpa, S. , Abdo, A.E. , Siddig, A.I. , Mudawi, H.M. , Okonkwo, U. , Kooffreh-Ada, M., Awuku, Y.A. , Nartey, Y.A. , Abbew, E.T. , Awuku, N.A. , Otegbayo, J.A. , Akande, K.O. , Desalegn, H.M. , Omonisi, A.E. , Ajayi, A.O. , Okeke, E.N. , Duguru, M.J. , Davwar, P.M. , Okorie, M.C. , Mustapha, S. , Debes, J.D. , Ocama, P. , Lesi, O.A. , Odeghe, E. , Bello, R. , Onyekwere, C. , Ekere, F. , Igetei, R. , Mahmoud, M.A. , Addissie, B. , Ali, H.M. , Gores, G.J. , Topazian, M.D. and Roberts, L.R. (2017). Characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Africa: a multicountry observational study from the Africa Liver Cancer Consortium., Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology Vol. 2.2. pp 103-111 2. Otegbayo, J.A. , Akere, A. , Ola, S.O. , Soyemi, O.M. and Akande, K.O. (2010). Autoimmune liver disease in a Nigerian woman, African Health Sciences Vol. 10.2. pp 208-210 3. Akere, A. , Akande, K.O. , Oke, T.O. and Fakoya, T.O (2015). Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Characteristics of Patients, Frequency and Significance of Viral Markers, Journal of Hepatology Research Vol. 2.1. pp 1-4 4. Akande, K.O. and Akere, A (2019). Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and DNA Quantification among e Negative Chronic HBV Infected Patients in Two Nigerian Hospitals, JSMC Hepatitis Vol. 5.1. 5. Akande KO, Fowotade A, Adekanmbi O. The effect of Hepatitis D co-infection on the immunologic and molecular profile of Hepatitis B in asymptomatic Chronic Hepatitis B patients in southwest Nigeria. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2020 May 3;41(3):272-280. doi: 10.1080/15321819.2020.1728542. Epub 2020 Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 32096684. 6. Akande KO, Faneye AO, Olusola BA, Otegbayo JA, Arije A, Olaleye DO. Adherence to Medication among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2021 Jul 29;38(7):629-633. PubMed PMID: 34330611 7. Akande KO, Fakoya T, Balogun OT, Osundina AM, Oke TO, Akere A, et al. Autoimmune Hepatitis Presenting as Acute Fulminant Hepatitis in a Nigerian Woman. Trop J Health Sci. 2023 Apr 26;30(1):26–9. 8. Akande KO, Akere A, Osundina MA. Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus and Vaccination Uptake among Hospital Workers in South West Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2018; 10(2). 9. Akande, K.O. , Akere, A. , Otegbayo, J.A. , Ola, S.O. and Olusunmade D. (2016). Accuracy of non-endoscopy predictors of Oesophageal Varices in liver cirrhosis using platelet count, splenic size and portal vein diameter, African Journal Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol. 45.3. pp 243-251 10. Otegbayo, J. , Akande, K.O. and Arinola, O.G. (2016). Relative Rarity of Auto Immune Liver Disease compared with Viral Hepatitis in a sub Saharan black population, EC Gastroenterology and Digestive System Vol. 1.5. pp 154-168 11. Adeola F, Chukwuma OE, Olubukola A, Olukemi A, Akande KO, Akinlolu A. A 4-Year Cross-Sectional Study of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women: Need for Policy Decision. EC Microbiol. 2022;8. 12. Fowotade, A. , Akande, K.O. , Adebimpe, T.G. , Ogunleye, V.O. , Ajayi, A. and Kehinde, A.O (2018). Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Restaurant among Food Handlers in Ibadan, Tanzania Journal of Health Research Vol. 20.3. 13. Akande, K.O. , Fadupin, G.T. and Akinola, M.A. (2018). The prevalance of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and its relationship with diet and obesity among public school teachers in Abeokuta, south-west Nigeria, Tanzania Journal of Health Research Vol. 20.4 14. Akinola MA, Oyedele TA, Akande KO, Oluyemi OY, Salami OF, Adesina AM, Adebajo AD. Gastroesophageal reflux disease: prevalence and Extraesophageal manifestations among undergraduate students in South West Nigeria. BMC Gastroenterol. 2020 May 26;20(1):160. doi: 10.1186/s12876-020-01292-1. PubMed PMID: 32456613; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7251857. 15. Akande KO, Oke TO, Afuwape O, Adigun TA, Akere A, Aje A, Ola SO, Otegbayo JA. Spectrum and pattern of distribution of findings in patients with dyspepsia undergoing oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy at a Tertiary Hospital in Ibadan, south west, Nigeria. Alexandria Journal of Medicine. 2021 April; 57(1). 16. Bejide OS, Odebode MA, Ogunbosi BO, Adekanmbi O, Akande KO, Ilori T, Ogunleye VO, Nwachukwu VU, Grey-Areben A, Akande ET, Okeke IN. Diarrhoeal pathogens in the stools of children living with HIV in Ibadan, Nigeria. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023;13:1108923. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1108923. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 36992685; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10040677. 17. Jemilohun AC, Ajiro TO, Akande KO, Elikwu CJ, Adeleye OO, Fasesan OA. Bowel Habits and Bowel Movement Disorders in a South-western Nigerian Population: A Community-based Study. West Afr J Med. 2021 Jun 26;38(6):537-543. PubMed PMID: 34174181. 18. Akere, A. and Akande, K.O. (2015). Association between Irritable bowel syndrome and Shift Work. Prevalence and Associated Factors among Nurses, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Vol. 3.11. pp 1328-1331 19. Jemilohun CA, Akande KO, Elikwu CJ, Fasesan OA, Adeleye OO, Ajiro TO. Risk factors, Psychosocial Correlates and Health-related Quality of Life in Nigerian with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Community-based Study. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. 2020; 9(3) 20. Osundina MA, Akere A, Akande KO, Oke TO, Otegbayo JA, Aje AO, Ola SO. Usefulness of Serum Pepsinogen I as a Biomarker in Early Diagnosis of Aetiology of Dyspepsia. West Afr J Med. 2023 May 27;40(5):509-518. PubMed PMID: 37246939. Fellowship (West African College of Physicians (WACP) & National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria Title: The burden of liver fibrosis among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease attending the university college hospital, Ibadan. Tajudeen Adeolu Badmos PREVIOUS STUDENTS (Selected) Master of Science (M.Sc.) 1. Hepatitis B Seroprevalence and Immunity among Patients with Chronic Liver Disease at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Abiodun Odunola 2021 2. Plasma 8- hydroxydeoxyguanosine, 4- hydroxynonenal and Selenium in Hepatitis B virus infected Adults In Ibadan, Nigeria. Diekola, Uswat Opeyemi 2021 Fellowship West African College of Physicians (WACP) Dissertations submitted to the West African Postgraduate Medical College in part fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the fellowship of the West African College of Physicians/ Surgeons 1. Assessment of LOK Index as a non-invasive predictor of oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis attending the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Babatunde Emmanuel Adigun 2020 2. B mode and Doppler ultrasound evaluation of the liver in adult asymptomatic hepatitis B patients attending University College Hospital, Ibadan. Elijah Ayomipo Ajayi 2021 National Postgraduate Medical College of NigeriaProfile
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Funder: Robert J Harvey, MD Institute of Global Health, Northwestern University
Brief Summary: The overall goal of this project is to establish a multisite African HBV and HIV-HBV Co-infection clinical cohort study that will enable cutting-edge research to be conducted to help improve health outcomes and optimize hepatitis care and treatment in some of the highest HIV and HBV prevalence settings and address key research gaps in Hepatitis B (HBV) in SSA and establish the foundations for participation in future CHB therapeutic trials
Role: Site PI
Collaborators: Claudia Hawkins, Northwestern University, Emuobor Odeghe University of Lagos, Edith Okeke University of Jos, Tacouba Cissoko University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Mali and John Rwegasha Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Tanzania
Funder: Robert J Harvey, MD Institute of Global Health, Northwestern University
Brief Summary: This study will evaluate the HCV seroprevalence among pregnant women in Nigeria using DBS sampling and subsequent testing with HCV antibody/antigen testing. The results of this study will enable planning of a pharmacokinetic study of daclatasvir in pregnant women with HCV infection.
Role: Site PI
Collaborators: Ravi Jhaveru Northwestern University, Oche Agbaji University of Jos
Role: PI
Collaborators: Olubukola Adesina (O &G), Adeola Fowotade ( BCVL), Adedayo Faneye ( Virology), Olusegun Akinyinka ( Paediatrics)
Brief Summary: cross sectional study of 320 randomly selected patients with CHB infection that uses mixed methods to study the frequency and types of discrimination and stigmatization among patients with CHB infection attending the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
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Collaborators: Tope Ilori ( community Medicine)Publications
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