Doctor's Bio
Dr. Ohuabunwa graduated from the University of Port Harcourt in Choba, Nigeria, and received her MD/MBBS from the University of Port Harcourt in Choba, Nigeria. Dr. Ohuabunwa completed her residency training at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, and Morehouse School of Medicine. She completed her geriatrics fellowship training at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Ohuabunwa is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. She is also board-certified in Dermato-Venerology and Internal Medicine by the Medical College of Physicians of Nigeria. She serves as Chief of Geriatrics at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Ohuabunwa is a GACA awardee and is actively involved in interdisciplinary educational activities, with a primary focus on the hospitalization of older adults and care transitions. Her teaching activities involve multiple levels of learners, including physician assistants and medical students, medical and pharmacy residents and fellows, and interdisciplinary hospital staff, including pharmacists, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, case managers, and social workers.
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Port Harcourt
- Internship: Morehouse School of Medicine
- Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Lee + White Outpatient Center
Phone: (404) 616-6000
Location:
1000 White St. SW, Suite 1004
Atlanta, GA 30310
Publications
- Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Treatment in Emergency Medicine Settings: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement.
Carpenter CR, Hammouda N, Linton EA, Doering M, Ohuabunwa UK, Ko KJ, Hung WW, Shah MN, Lindquist LA, Biese K, Wei D, Hoy L, Nerbonne L, Hwang U, Dresden SM,
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 2021;28(1):19-35.
PMID: 33135274 - Barriers to occupational and environmental medicine services in the southeastern United States.
Safran ES, Cohen LP, Caplan LS, Ohuabunwa UK, Pharagood-Wade F
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2005;47(3):219-25.
PMID: 15761317
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