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Office
1211 21st Ave S
Ste 640
Nashville, TN 37212Phone+1 615-936-0955Fax+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
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Clinical Trials
- Sickle Cell Disease - Stroke Prevention in Nigeria Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 24
- Optimizing Integrated PMTCT Services in Rural North-Central Nigeria Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
- Primary Prevention of Stroke in Children With SCD in Sub-Saharan Africa II Start of enrollment: 2016 Jul 19
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 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 - 11 citationsOptimal management of HIV- positive adults at risk for kidney disease in Nigeria (Renal Risk Reduction "R3" Trial): protocol and study design.Muktar H. Aliyu, Usman J. Wudil, Donna J. Ingles, Bryan E. Shepherd, Wu Gong
Trials. 2019-06-10 - 15 citationsApolipoprotein-1 risk variants and associated kidney phenotypes in an adult HIV cohort in NigeriaUsman J. Wudil, Muktar H. Aliyu, Heather L. Prigmore, Donna J. Ingles, Aima A. Ahonkhai
Kidney International. 2021-07-01
Journal Articles
- Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Sickle‐Cell Disease in Low and High Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐AnalysisMichael R DeBaun, M H Aliyu, M G Tuuli, BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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