Kolawole S. Okuyemi,
MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Languages Spoken: English
Kola Okuyemi, M.D., M.P.H., is a board certified family medicine physician who specializes in acute and chronic diseases and full spectrum care for patients of all ages. He received his medical degree from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Dr. Okuyemi completed a family medicine residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center and obtained a master’s degree in public health while on the faculty at the University of Kansas. He also completed a research fellowship at Morehouse School of medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. His professional interests include improving the health of racial/ethnic minorities and other socio-economically disadvantaged individuals, addressing health disparities/equity, socio-cultural and behavioral risk factors impacting health outcomes, professional development and mentoring. In his leisure time, Dr. Okuyemi enjoys reading, exercise, and spending time with his family. He accepts most insurance plans. At this time, Dr. Okuyemi is not accepting new patients.
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Family & Preventive Medicine
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Professor |
| Board Certification | American Board of Family Medicine Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
Kola Okuyemi, M.D., M.P.H., is a board certified family medicine physician who specializes in acute and chronic diseases and full spectrum care for patients of all ages. He received his medical degree from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Dr. Okuyemi completed a family medicine residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center and obtained a master’s degree in public health while on the faculty at the University of Kansas. He also completed a research fellowship at Morehouse School of medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. His professional interests include improving the health of racial/ethnic minorities and other socio-economically disadvantaged individuals, addressing health disparities/equity, socio-cultural and behavioral risk factors impacting health outcomes, professional development and mentoring. In his leisure time, Dr. Okuyemi enjoys reading, exercise, and spending time with his family. He accepts most insurance plans. At this time, Dr. Okuyemi is not accepting new patients.
Academic Locations
Research Statement
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Family & Preventive Medicine
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Professor |
| Board Certification | American Board of Family Medicine Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
Education History
| Graduate Training | University of Kansas School of Medicine Public Health M.P.H., 1999 |
| Residency | University of Kansas School of Medicine Family Medicine Resident, 1996 |
| Internship | Leavenworth VA Medical Center Medicine Research Intern, 1993 |
| Research Fellow | University of Kansas School of Medicine Public Health Research Fellow, 1993 |
| Research Fellow | Morehouse School of Medicine Community Health and Preventative Medicine Research Fellow, 1992 |
| Residency | University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Medicine Resident, 1991 |
| Internship | University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Medicine Intern, 1986 |
| Undergraduate | University of Ilorin School of Medicine Medicine M.B., B.S., 1984 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Pratt R, Ojo-Fati O, Adam A, Sharif H, Kahin A, Mahamud A, DuBois D, Mohamed S, Okuyemi K, Graham AL, Joseph A (2019). Text Message Support for Smoking Cessation During Ramadan: A Focus Group Study with Somali Immigrant Muslim Men. Nicotine Tob Res.
- Rogers CR, Okuyemi K, Paskett ED, Thorpe RJ Jr, Rogers TN, Hung M, Zickmund S, Riley C, Fetters MD (2019). Study protocol for developing #CuttingCRC: a barbershop-based trial on masculinity barriers to care and colorectal cancer screening uptake among African-American men using an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design. BMJ Open, 9(7), e030000.
- Harwood EM, Jones AR, Erickson D, Buchwald D, Johnson-Hemming J, Jones HP, Manson S, McGee R, Smith A, Steer CJ, Vishwanatha JK, Weber-Main AM, Okuyemi KS (2018). Early career biomedical grantsmanship self-efficacy: validation of an abbreviated self-assessment tool. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1445(1), 17-26.
- Agaku IT, Odani S, Okuyemi KS, Armour B (2019). Disparities in current cigarette smoking among US adults, 2002-2016. Tob Control.
- Pratt R, Pernat C, Kerandi L, Kmiecik A, Strobel-Ayres C, Joseph A, Everson Rose SA, Luo X, Cooney N, Thomas J, Okuyemi K (2019). "It's a hard thing to manage when you're homeless": the impact of the social environment on smoking cessation for smokers experiencing homelessness. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 635.
- Kagabo R, Kim J, Zubieta JK, Kleinschmit K, Okuyemi K (2019). Association between smoking, and hospital readmission among inpatients with psychiatric illness at an academic inpatient psychiatric facility, 2000-2015. Addict Behav Rep, 9, 100181.
- Collins SE, Nelson LA, Stanton J, Mayberry N, Ubay T, Taylor EM, Hoffmann G, Goldstein SC, Saxon AJ, Malone DK, Clifasefi SL, Okuyemi K, HaRT-S Community Advisory Board (2019). Harm reduction treatment for smoking (HaRT-S): findings from a single-arm pilot study with smokers experiencing chronic homelessness. Subst Abus, 40(2), 229-239.
- Davis DR, Hickman NJ, Choi K, Robinson CD, Patten CA, Fagan P, Okuyemi KS, Nahvi S, SRNT Health Disparities Network (2018). Impact of the SRNT Health Disparities Network's Scholarship on Professional Development of Its Recipients. Nicotine Tob Res.
- Allen A, Carlson SC, Bosch TA, Eberly LE, Okuyemi K, Nair U, Gordon JS (2018). High-intensity Interval Training and Continuous Aerobic Exercise Interventions to Promote Self-initiated Quit Attempts in Young Adults Who Smoke: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Lessons Learned From a Randomized Pilot Trial. J Addict Med, 12(5), 373-380.
- Hinderaker K, Power DV, Allen S, Parker E, Okuyemi K (2018). What do medical students know about e-cigarettes? A cross-sectional survey from one U.S. medical school. BMC Med Educ, 18(1), 32.
- Allen AM, Abdelwahab NM, Carlson S, Bosch TA, Eberly LE, Okuyemi K (2017). Effect of brief exercise on urges to smoke in men and women smokers. Addict Behav, 77, 34-37.
- Sorkness CA, Pfund C, Ofili EO, Okuyemi KS, Vishwanatha JK, NRMN team, Zavala ME, Pesavento T, Fernandez M, Tissera A, Deveci A, Javier D, Short A, Cooper P, Jones H, Manson S, Buchwald D, Eide K, Gouldy A, Kelly E, Langfor N, McGee R, Steer C, Unold T, Weber-Main AM, Baez A, Stiles J, Pemu P, Thompson W, Gwathmey J, Lawson K, Johnson J, Hall M, Paulsen D, Fouad M, Smith A, Luna R, Wilson D, Adelsberger G, Simenson D, Cook A, Feliu-Mojer M, Harwood E, Jones A, Branchaw J, THomas S, Butz A, Byars-Winston A, House S, McDaniels M, Quinn S, Rogers J, Spencer K, Utzerath E, Womack V (2017). A new approach to mentoring for research careers: the National Research Mentoring Network. BMC Proc.
- Pinsker EA, Enzler AW, Hoffman MC, Call KT, Amos S, Babington-Johnson A, Okuyemi KS (2017). A Community-Driven Implementation of the Body and Soul Program in Churches in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, 2011-2014. Prev Chronic Dis, 14, E26.
Global Impact
Education History
| Residency | University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Medicine Resident |
| Internship | University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Medicine Intern |
| Undergraduate | University of Ilorin School of Medicine Medicine M.B., B.S. |