Ayodele Olajide Falase (born 4 January 1944) is a Nigerian cardiologist and academic. He is a former vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan.[1] He served as a WHO Expert committee member on cardiopathies and on a WHO expert panel on cardiovascular disease.[2] Professor Ayodele Falase got the Honorary fellowship award at the University of Ibadan 71st founder’s day held in 2019.[3]
Ayodele Olajide Falase | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ayodele Olajide Falase 4 January 1944 Osun, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Igbobi College, Yaba
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria University of Ibadan (MBBS) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cardiology |
| Institutions | WHO |
Early life edit
Ayodele was born on 4 January 1944 in the village of Erin-Oke, Oriade local government of Osun state, Nigeria.
Ayodele completed his education in the following schools:[2]
- Secondary education at Remo Secondary School, Segamu, Lagos State, Nigeria - 1956
- Igbobi College, Yaba - 1957-62
- University of Ibadan - 1963-68
- Royal College of Physicians, UK - 1971
- National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria - 1976
- Royal College of Physicians of London - 1982
Career edit
Ayodele started his career at University College Hospital, Ibadan in 1968-69, immediately after graduation from the same university. He became a house physician in 1969-70 and a registrar in 1971-72, in the same college hospital. He held several positions on this career path until he rose to become a professor of cardiology and founder of Pan African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR).[4] He was awarded the Nigerian National Merit Award in 2005 and currently one of the four Emeritus Professors at the Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan.[5][6] An Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis in the Tropics, a popular clinical clerkship book among Nigerian clinical medical students was first published by him in 1986.[7]
Research edit
Ayodele's publications include subjects on:
Books edit
The human heart fountain of life: inaugural lecture delivered on Tuesday 27 January 1981
An introduction to clinical diagnosis in the tropics(1986)[23]
Cardiovascular disease(1987)
References edit
- ^ "Celebrating former UI VC Falase at 70 - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b Admin (2017-01-25). "FALASE, Prof. Ayodele Olajide". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Afe Babalola, Falase, Edozien, others bag honorary doctorate". Tribune Online. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "I became a professor against my wish". The Nation Newspaper. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Nigerian National Merit Award". www.meritaward.ng. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Clinical – UCH IBADAN".
- ^ "An Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis in the Tropics (January 1, 2000 edition) | Open Library".
- ^ Falase AO. Endomyocardial fibrosis in Africa. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 1983 Mar 1;59(689):170-8.
- ^ Falase AO, Ogah OS. Cardiomyopathies and myocardial disorders in Africa: present status and the way forward. Cardiovascular journal of Africa. 2012 Nov;23(10):552.
- ^ Falase AO, Kolawole TM, Lagundoye SB. Endomyocardial fibrosis. Problems in differential diagnosis. Heart. 1976 Apr 1;38(4):369-74.
- ^ "Ayodele Olajide Falaise's research works | University College Hospital Ibadan, Ibadan and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ Falase, Ayodele Olajide (1985-03-01). "Infections and dilated cardiomyopathy in Nigeria". Heart and Vessels. 1 (1): 40–44. doi:10.1007/BF02072358. ISSN 1615-2573. PMID 3038833. S2CID 28259042.
- ^ Ogah OS, Okpechi I, Chukwuonye II, Akinyemi JO, Onwubere BJ, Falase AO, Stewart S, Sliwa K. Blood pressure, the prevalence of hypertension and hypertension-related complications in Nigerian Africans: A review. World journal of cardiology. 2012 Dec 26;4(12):327.
- ^ Aje A, Adebiyi AA, Oladapo OO, Dada A, Ogah OS, Ojji DB, Falase AO. Left ventricular geometric patterns in newly presenting Nigerian hypertensives: An echocardiographic study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2006 Dec 1;6(1):4.
- ^ Oladapo OO, Salako L, Sadiq L, Soyinka K, Falase AO. Knowledge of hypertension and other risk factors for heart disease among Yoruba rural southwestern Nigerian population. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2013 Mar 13:993-1003.
- ^ Olubodun JO, Falase AO, Cole TO. Drug compliance in hypertensive Nigerians with and without heart failure. International journal of cardiology. 1990 May 1;27(2):229-34.
- ^ Ojji DB, Alfa J, Ajayi SO, Mamven MH, Falase AO. Pattern of heart failure in Abuja, Nigeria: an echocardiographic study. Cardiovascular journal of Africa. 2009 Dec;20(6):349.
- ^ Ogah OS, Stewart S, Falase AO, Akinyemi JO, Adegbite GD, Alabi AA, Ajani AA, Adesina JO, Durodola A, Sliwa K. Contemporary profile of acute heart failure in Southern Nigeria: data from the Abeokuta Heart Failure Clinical Registry. JACC: Heart Failure. 2014 Jun 1;2(3):250-9.
- ^ Falase AO, Ayeni O, Sekoni GA, Odia OJ. Heart failure in Nigerian hypertensives. African journal of medicine and medical sciences. 1983 Mar;12(1):7-15.
- ^ Falase AO, Cole TO, Osuntokun BO. Myocardial infarction in Nigerians. Tropical and geographical medicine. 1973;25(2):147-50.
- ^ Falase AO, Oladapo OO, Kanu EO. Relatively low incidence of myocardial infarction in Nigerians. Cardiologie tropicale. 2001;27(107):45-7.
- ^ Ogah OS, Adebayo O, Aje A, Koya FK, Towoju O, Adesina JO, Adeoye AM, Adebiyi AA, Oladapo OO, Falase AO. Isolated left ventricular noncompaction: Report of a case from Ibadan, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Cardiology. 2016 Jul 1;13(2):148.
- ^ OpenLibrary.org. "An Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis in the Tropics (January 1, 2000 edition) | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2021-02-10.