HenryEwelikeOkaforMD
Cardiology • Nashville, TNAdult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Chief of Cardiology, Nashville General Hospital @Meharry
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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-936-2000Fax+1 615-341-4986
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2005 - 2006- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2002 - 2005
Meharry Medical CollegeResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2001
University of Nigeria Faculty of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2000 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 42 citationsDifferential impact of race and risk factors on incidence of atrial fibrillationT. David Gbadebo, Henry Okafor, Dawood Darbar
American Heart Journal. 2011-07-01 - 37 citationsEffect of omega-three polyunsaturated fatty acids on inflammation, oxidative stress, and recurrence of atrial fibrillationLeon Darghosian, Marcia Free, Jie Li, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Aihua Bian
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2015-01-15 - 43 citationsRace-specific impact of atrial fibrillation risk factors in blacks and whites in the southern community cohort study.Loren Lipworth, Henry Okafor, Michael T. Mumma, Todd L. Edwards, Dan M. Roden
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2012-12-01
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