Adekunle H. Dawodu, MBBS, FRCPCH
Title
Director, International Patient Care and Education
Appointment
Professor of Pediatrics
Email
adekunle.dawodu@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-1966
Fax
513-636-7509
Credentials
MBBS: University of Ibadan Medical School, Ibadan, Nigeria, 1968.
DTCH: Diploma in Tropical Child Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England, 1973.
MRCP: Member, Royal College of Physicians, 1974.
Fellowship: Neonatology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1977.
Awards and Honors
- Oxford Trust Fund Commonwealth Scholars Award, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 1980
- Honorary Member, American Pediatric Society, 2003
- Chair, Grant Committee, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences
Research Grants and Contracts
Sheikh Hamdan Medical Research Grant Award, Co-Investigator
Prevention and treatment of low vitamin D status in Arabian women: the efficacy of an intermittent high dose vitamin D regimen, 2004-2006
Publications, Most Recent
Gururaj AL; Sztriha L; Bener A; Dawodu A; Eapen V: Epilepsy in children with cerebral palsy.Seizure, 2003; 12:110-114.
Al-Gazali LI; Bakir M; Hamid Z; Varady E; Verghese M; Haas D; Bener A; Padmanabhan R; Abdulrazzaq YM; Dawodu A: Birth prevalence and pattern of osteochondrodysplasias in an inbred high-risk population.Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2003; 67:125-132.
Abdulrazzaq YM; Al-Gazali LI; Benner A; Hossein M; Verghese M; Dawodu A; Padmanabhan R.: Folic acid awareness and intake survey in the United Arab Emirates.Reprod Toxicol , 2003; 7:171-176.
Dawodu A; Hossain M; Kochiyil J; Zayed R: Hypovitaminosis D and vitamin D deficiency in exclusively breast-feeding infants and their mothers in summer: A justification for vitamin D supplementation of breast-feeding infants.J of Pediatrics, 2003; 142:169-173.
Dawodu A; Al Gazali L; Varady E; Verghese M; Nath K; Rajan V: Genetic contribution to high neonatally lethal malformation in the United Arab Emirates.Community Genet, 2005; 8:31-34.
Dawodu A; Agarwal M; Sankarankutty M; Hardy D; Kochiyl J; Badrinath P: Higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in mothers of rachitic than nonrachitic children.J Pediatr, 2005; 147:109-11.
Professional Organization Memberships
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London and Edinburgh
- Fellow, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London
Special Interests
- International Child Health
- Neonatology
- Perinatal Epidemiology
- Perinatal and Pediatric Vitamin D and Calcium Metabolism
Presentations
Dawodu, A; Al Gazali, L; Varady, E; Contribution of lethal malformation to neonatal death. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting; May 3 - 6, 2003; Seattle, WA.
Dawodu, A; Al Gazali, L; Varady, E; Verghese, M; Nath, K; Rajan, V: Genetic contribution to high prevalence of lethal malformations in the United Arab Emirates. Presented at the International Genetics Congress (Genetics: Global Challenge, Regional Focus, "Advances in Community & Preventive Genetics"); Dec 2003; Dubai, UAE.
Dawodu, A: Neonatal hypoglycaemic syndromes. Presented at the Annual National Pediatric CME Program, FMHS, UAE University; May 15, 2003; Al Ain, UAE.
Dawodu, A: Contribution of congenital malformation to perinatal mortality in Al Ain medical district. Presented at the 4th Annual UAE University Research Conference, FMHS, UAE University; June 2003; Al Ain, UAE.
Dawodu, A: High lethal anomalies in UAE: the pattern and genetic factors. Presented at the 5th Annual UAE University Research Conference; April 25-26, 2004; Al Ain, UAE.
Dawodu, A: Update on management of neonatal shock. Presented at the Annual National Pediatric CME Program, FMHS, UAE University; May 13, 2004; Al Ain, UAE.
Dawodu, A: Vitamin D and breastfeeding mother-infant pairs: an international perspective. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting (Milk Club); May 14 - 17, 2005; Washington, D.C.
Dawodu, A: Seasonal change in vitamin D status is reversed in a sun-rich environment. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting; May 14 - 17, 2005; Washington, D.C.
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