Bruce Ovbiagele

Country of Origin: United States of America

Bruce Ovbiagele, MD MSc MAS MBA MLS is a vascular neurologist and global health equity scholar. He is Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Chief of Staff at the San Francisco VA Health Care System, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) and Founding President of the Society for Equity Neuroscience (SEQUINS). Prior to these roles, he served as Admiral Pihl Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is and has served as Principal Investigator (PI) on several U.S. National Institutes of Health sponsored programs focused on improving stroke outcomes among disparate populations, as well as mentoring/training early career scholars. He has authored >650 peer review articles with >130,000 citations and edited six books. He ranked top 20 in the world (2022 Scholar GPS) for lifetime publications in stroke. Dr. Ovbiagele’s research and training initiatives have positively influenced practice and policy in the U.S. and Africa. His work has been recognized with multiple awards and recognitions from several organizations including the World Stroke Organization, National Science Foundation, American College of Physicians, National Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology, American Brain Foundation, American Neurological Association, American Heart Association, and American Stroke Association. He was Chair of the International Stroke Conference (2016-2018) and founding chair of the African Stroke Organization Conference (2020-2022). Dr. Ovbiagele is an elected fellow of International Science Council, The World Academy of Sciences, World Stroke Organization, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Neurological Association, Royal College of Physicians, Royal Society of Public Health, African Academy of Science, and Aspen Global Leadership Network. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, Association of American Physicians, and American Clinical and Climatological Association. Dr. Ovbiagele is an international spokesperson for various organizations, interpreting, promoting, and advocating for patient-focused research in neuroscience and stroke.

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