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Kolawole S. Okuyemi, MD, MPH

Chair, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

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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.

Clinical Locations

Sugar House Health Center

801-581-2000

1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT  84106
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Specialties

  • Family Medicine

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine - 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.

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Research Statement

I am a physician scientist whose career over the past 20 years has been devoted to research and programs to improve the health of underserved populations and eliminate health disparities using pharmacological and culturally tailored interventions. Over this period, several NIH Institutes and Centers have continuously funded my work as PI or co-Investigator. I am currently PI of an NHLBI-funded (R01HL081522; 1997 till present). I have successfully mentored junior faculty, predoctoral, and postdoctoral scientists many of whom have gone on to successful biomedical research careers. Most recently, I was awarded a $22 million grant along with four other PIs for the NIH-funded (Common Fund) National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) which is a nationwide consortium of biomedical professionals and institutions collaborating to provide enhanced networking and mentorship experiences in support of the training and career development of trainees from diverse backgrounds in biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social science research careers. Within NRMN, I am PI and Director for the Professional Development Core that is creating and nationally disseminating transformative, high impact, professional development programs. My contributions to science as described in Section C of this Biosketch highlight my past work in these areas that are also relevant to current application. I therefore have the necessary training and experience to serve as PI for this application

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine - 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Agaku IT, Odani S, Okuyemi KS, Armour B (2019). Disparities in current cigarette smoking among US adults, 2002-2016. Tob Control.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.

News Articles

Health Equity Physician-Researcher Named Chair of University of Utah Department of Family & Preventive Medicine

Huntsman Cancer Institute News

Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH, to Lead Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

From Awareness to Action: A Commitment to An Anti-Racist Cancer Center

Beacon of Hope Shines Gold to Convey Hope for the Future

Message from Kolawole Okuyemi

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