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Obidiugwu Duru, MD, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Obidiugwu Kenrick Duru MD


Member, CTSI; Community Engagement and Research (CER); Assistant Professor In-Residence, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

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  • 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 420Los Angeles, CA 90095

  • Phone+1 310-794-8138

  • Fax+1 310-794-8138

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Education & Training

  • Cook County Health and Hospitals System
    Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1996 - 2002
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Back Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game 
    2019 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Philadelphia - 4/11/2019

Grant Support

  • The Center for Health Improvement of Minority ElderlyUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2002–2028
  • DP22-001 Evaluating Real-world Diabetes Prevention Programs in a Multi-campus University System and a Three-state Regional Health NetworkUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2022–2027
  • UCLA LIFT-UP (Leveraging Institutional support For Talented, Underrepresented Physicians and/or Scientists)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2022–2027
  • Cultivating Interest in Research Careers (CIRC)UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2021–2026
  • A Shared Decision Making Intervention for Diabetes Prevention in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2021–2025
  • DP20-002 A Pragmatic Nationwide RCT of Coordinated Medical, Behavioral, and Social Services to Improve Care and Utilization among High-Cost, High-Need Insured Patients with DiabetesUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2020–2025
  • DP20-002 UCLA-led Central Coordinating Center (CCC) for the Natural Experiment Research NetworkUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2020–2025
  • A Multi-Level Evaluation of California's New Medicaid Coverage for the Diabetes Prevention ProgramUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES2020–2025

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