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Office
ICOR Medical LLC
Atlanta, GA 30363
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2013 - 2014
- Meharry Medical CollegeResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
- American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- IN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
- OH State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- OK State Medical License 2015 - 2021
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsAssociation between urinary sodium and potassium excretion and blood pressure and inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritisDaniel Carranza-Leon, Rany Octaria, Michelle J. Ormseth, Annette Oeser, Joseph F. Solus
Clinical Rheumatology. 2018-04-01 - 8 citationsAlpha2A adrenergic receptor genetic variation contributes to hyperglycemia after myocardial infarction.Abiodun Adefurin, Leon Darghosian, Chimalum R. Okafor, Vivian K. Kawai, Chun Li
International Journal of Cardiology. 2016-07-15 - 3 citationsAssociation of estimated sodium and potassium intake with blood pressure in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.April Barnado, Annette Oeser, Yahua Zhang, Chimalum R. Okafor, Jens Titze
Lupus. 2016-04-06
Journal Articles
- "Association between Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Rheumatoid ArthritisDaniel Carranza-Leon, Rany Octaria, Michelle J. Ormseth, Annette Oeser, Joseph F. Solus, Yahua Zhang, Chimalum R. Okafor, Jens Titze, C. Michael Stein, Cecilia P. Chung, The Journal of Rheumatology, 1/1/2017
Abstracts/Posters
- Sodium and potassium ratio is a predictor of long-term Heart Failure morbidity in a predominantly minority cohortOkafor C, Nwazue V, Wariboko M, Oseni A, Okafor H., American Heart Association, Quality of Care and Outcome Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (QCOR) 2013 Scientific Sessions;, Baltimore, MD., 2013
- Common things do not always occur commonly: Diagnostic uncertainty of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in a morbidly obese asthmatic femaleOkafor C, Oghenerukevwe O, Nwazue V, Ezimora A, Fremont R., American College of Physicians 2011, Chapter Meeting;, Nashville, Tennessee, 2011
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- Associate
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