MuktarHassanAliyuMD, MPH, DrPH

Professor, Health Policy & Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

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Office
1211 21st Ave S
Ste 640
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone+1 615-936-0955

Fax+1 615-936-0966

Summary

Dr. Muktar Aliyu is an occupational medicine physician in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is experienced in occupational medicine, infectious disease, preventive medicine, travel medicine, and epidemiology.

Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2009
Meharry Medical CollegeInternship, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2006 - 2007
University of Alabama at BirminghamDrPH, 2002 - 2005
George Washington UniversityMPH, Epidemiology, 2001 - 2002
Ahmadu Bello UniversityClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2009 - 2026
MN State Medical License 2008 - 2025
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
1. American Board of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Board Certified 2. American Board of Preventive Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine, Board Certified

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Endowed Directorship in Global Health Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2023
American Society for Clinical Investigation 2021
Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Meharry Medical College, Department of Family & Community Medicine, 2019
Academic Faculty Leadership Award Meharry Medical College, Department of Family & Community Medicine, 2018
Chancellor Faculty Fellow Vanderbilt University
Alumni Award for Scientific Excellence University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health, 2014
Fellow American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2012
Fellow American College of Preventive Medicine, 2012
W.J. Summerskill Award for Outstanding Research Mayo Graduate School of Medical Education, 2009
Residency Research Award Meharry Medical College, 2008
Chief Resident Award Meharry Medical College, 2008
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2005
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Clinical Trials

Sickle Cell Disease - Stroke Prevention in Nigeria Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 24
Completed
Not Applicable
Optimizing Integrated PMTCT Services in Rural North-Central Nigeria Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Primary Prevention of Stroke in Children With SCD in Sub-Saharan Africa II Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 19
Completed
Phase 3
Moderate Dose Hydroxyurea for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 3
Optimal Management of HIV Infected Adults at Risk for Kidney Complications in Nigeria Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 01
Suspended
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

73 citations
The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation.
Ibrahim Abubakar, Sarah L Dalglish, Blake Angell, Olutobi Sanuade, Seye Abimbola
Lancet. 2022-03-19
5 citations
" A child with sickle cell disease can't live with just anyone ." A mixed methods study of socio-behavioral influences and severity of sickle cell disease in northern ...
Zubairu Iliyasu, Awwal Musa Borodo, Binta W. Jibir, Nafisa S Nass, Muktar H. Aliyu
Health Science Reports. 2021-03-01
13 citations
Erratum to: Feasibility trial for primary stroke prevention in children with sickle cell anemia in Nigeria (SPIN trial) (American Journal of Hematology, (2017), 92, 8,...
Najibah A. Galadanci, Shehu U. Abdullahi, Leah D. Vance, AM Tabari, Shehi Ali
American Journal of Hematology. 2018-03-01

Journal Articles

Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Sickle‐Cell Disease in Low and High Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Michael R DeBaun, M H Aliyu, M G Tuuli, BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Abstracts/Posters

Primary Prevention of Strokes in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SPIN Trial): Final Results
Muktar Aliyu, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Press Mentions

GlobalVU Workshop to Examine Impact of Crises in West African SahelFebruary 14th, 2020
Putting the National Diabetes Prevention Program to Work: Predictors of Achieving Weight-Loss Goals in an Employee PopulationSeptember 13th, 2019
Inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows NamedFebruary 12th, 2015
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Grant Support

Vanderbilt Nigeria Research Ethics Training Program (V-NET)National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center2024–2029
Vanderbilt-Nigeria Biostatistics Training Program (VN-BioStat)National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center2022–2027
Etiology of Persistent Microalbuminuria in NigeriaNational Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases2021–2025
Vanderbilt-Nigeria Research Administration and Management Training Program (V-RAMP)Fogarty International Center NIH2021–2024
Vanderbilt-Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV and Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) (V-BRCH)National Institute of Health (NIH)/ Fogarty International Center (FIC)2020–2024
Optimal Management of HIV Infected Adults at Risk for Kidney Disease in NigeriaNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)2017–2022
Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)Fogarty International Center NIH2012–2022
Primary prevention of stroke in children with SCD in Sub-Saharan Africa IINational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)2015–2020
Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Northern Nigeria (BRIDGE)Fogarty International Center (FIC)2017–2019
Optimizing integrated PMTCT services in rural North-Central NigeriaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)2012–2015
Primary Prevention of Strokes in Nigerian Children with Sickle Cell DiseaseNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)2012–2014