AyokunleTemidayoAbegundeMDMSc, MRCGP, DTM&H, FACP, FACG

Associate Professor

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Dr. Ayokunle Abegunde, a gastroenterologist based in Maywood, IL, has extensive medical training with residencies in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine, fellowships in Gastroenterology, and advanced training in Tropical Medicine, Global Health, and Clinical Trials from renowned institutions. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor at Loyola University Medical Center. He has been involved in significant research and has published numerous articles in professional journals. Additionally, Dr. Abegunde has received several awards and is recognized as a fellow by the American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Harvard Medical SchoolGlobal Clinical Scholars Research Training Program, Clinical Trials, 2022 - 2023
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2017
University of Lagos College of MedicineClass of 1997
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine
William Harvey Hospital, East Kent University NHS Foundation TrustResidency, Family Medicine, MRCGP
Royal College of Physicians United KingdomDTM&H, Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London.MSc, Tropical Medicine and International Health

IL State Medical License 2013 - 2026
OK State Medical License 2014 - 2019
Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training( CCST) United KingdomFamily Medicine

Fellow American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024
Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2023
Fellow American College of Gastroenterology, 2022
Richard Harty Outstanding GI Fellow Award Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, 2017
Fellow American College of Physicians, 2017
Chief Resident John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, 2013
Academic Medicine Fellow NIH/NMA, 2012
Outstanding Resident Teaching Award Chicago Medical School, 2012
Andy Hedberg Leadership Day Award ACP Northern Illinois Chapter, 2012
Special Overseas Academic Scholarship Federal Government of Nigeria, 2002
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PubMed

Impact of Primary Care Providers and Health Insurance Type on Colorectal Cancer Screening in the United States.
Eugene Annor, Joseph Atarere, Nneoma Ubah, Ted Akhiwu, Vwaire Orhurhu
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2024-10-01
Budesonide Versus Mesalamine in Microscopic Colitis: A Comparative Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Adnan Malik, Hemant Goyal, Douglas G Adler, Sadia Javaid, Muhammad Imran Malik
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2024-07-18
Breast Feeding and Increased Risk of Colon Cancer: What is the Missing Link?
Ayokunle T Abegunde
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2024-07-01

Journal Articles

Prevalence of Atherosclerotic Disease in Microscopic Colitis Patients
Paul Hong, MD, Karolina Krawczyk, MD, Rehmat Awan, MD, Raza Hasan, MD, Poornima Oruganti, MD, MPH, Xianzhong Ding, MD, PhD, Michael Wesolowski, PhD, Ayokunle T. Abeg..., Gastro Hep Advances, 7/15/2023
METHIMAZOLE-INDUCED CONCOMITANT AGRANULOCYTOSIS AND CHOLESTASIS IN A YOUNG FEMALE
Abegunde AT, Jain M, Amblee A, AACE CLINICAL CASE REPORTS, 2016

Liver Transplant Patients Have Higher Prevalence of Colon Cancer and Non-Hodgkin LymphomaJanuary 8th, 2019
Pancreatitis Risk in Minorities Linked to Alcohol, Gallstones and High TriglyceridesApril 16th, 2018