Adesuyi A Leslie Ajayi

Background

Adesuyi Leslie was born on May 29, 1958, in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Came to the United States, 1992. Son of Alexander Olu and Adeline Olu (Adeyemi) Ajayi.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) University Ife, Nigeria, 1977. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB, ChB), University Ife, Nigeria, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Glasgow (Scotland) 1985. Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP) Internal Medicine and Cardiology chapter.-1989. Elected Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society ( FBPharmacolS) 2005, and membership of the International Order of Merit (IOM)-2006.

Career

Medical training fellow, U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1982-1985;

lecturer Department of Medicine, U. Ife, Nigeria, 1985-1987;

associate professor medicine, U. Ife, Nigeria, 1989-1992;

professor medicine, U. Ife, Nigeria, since 1992;

Welcome Trust clinical fellow, U. Nottingham, England, 1991-1992;

Merck international fellow, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1992-1994;

vice-dean Faculty Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo U., Ife, Nigeria, 1994-1995;

chairman Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo U., Ife, Nigeria, since 1995. Consultant physician, cardiologist, clinical pharmacologist Drug Revolving Fund Committee, Obafemi Awolowo U. Hospital, Ile-Ife, since 1989. Advisory consultant Sandoz, Pfizer, Glaxo, Wellcome, Zeneca, Lagos, Nigeria, since 1990. Visiting Professor, Senior Scientist, Center for Cardiovascular Diseases , Texas Southern University 1999-2004. Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine , 2001- date, Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chicago State University -2007-2012.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in testosterone regulation of human platelet thromboxane A2 receptors and the risk of cardiovascular thrombosis (strokes, acute myocardial infarction). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors cardiac parasympathomimetic effect and interaction with endogenous opioids and autonomic nervous system. ACEI reversal of cardiac cachexia. Rationalization of antihypertensive drug therapy in blacks with essential and malignant hypertension, hypertensive crises. Pathophysiology of hypertensive heart failure and chronic heart failure in blacks, with regard to valvular regurgitations. Interventions to reduce mortality in chronic heart failure, hypertensive -diabetic blacks. Epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention of chloroquine pruritus ( role of opiate receptors, genetics and malaria parasite cytokines) in malaria in black Africans. Gender and sex hormone and sickle cell contribution to diabetic endotheliopathy in animals and humans with TYPE 2 DIABETES.
  
  Co-investigator and co-initiator of a RCT double blind, placebo controlled dose response study of Ivermectin in treatment of COVID 19 in Nigerians, where 12mg ivermectin regime significantly reduced Days to Negative, showed treatment effect on 2way RAMOVA and improved platelet count and SPO2% arterial oxygenation.

Works

• book " immigration and health '

  • Adesuyi A L Ajayi, Abimbola T Ajayi

    (A referenced book on the impact of immigration to the USA...)

    2013

• book Diaspora Medicine

  • Adesuyi A L Ajayi

    (Textbook of Medicine with emphasis on presentation and va...)

    2001

Membership

• Amnesty International , Ile-Ife

  1982

• Fellow, FWACP ( internal Med /Cardiology)

  West African Physicians College

• He was a trainee investigator.

  American Federation for Clinical Research

  1994

• American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

• Fellow, FBPharmacolS

  British Pharmacological Society

  2006

Personality

Determined, ISTJ on Myer-Brooks scale

Physical Characteristics: 6 feet 0 inches tall. moderate built. clean shaven. BMI about 25Kg/m2. black hair. brown eyes. light brown skin. bespectacled.

Quotes from others about the person

• " A strategic Thinker " . " Highly Gifted "

Interests

• Bird watching, classical music, badminton, computer games.

• Philosophers & Thinkers

  Kant, Oliver Wendel Holmes, Albert Einstein, Leo Tolstoy

• Politicians

  Abraham Lincoln, Obafemi Awolowo, John F Kennedy,

• Writers

  Williams Shakespeare, RL Stevenson, Wole Soyinka

• Artists

  Bob Dylan

• Sport & Clubs

  Texans, Lakers, Celtics, Patriots, Houston Rockets

• Athletes

  Serena Williams, Mohammed Ali, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan

• Music & Bands

  ABBA, Beatles, KSA, UB40, Grandmaster Flash

Connections

Married Abimbola Temi Omojokun, May 12, 1984 (divorced March 10, 2016). 1 child, Ademilolu.

Father:

Alexander Olu Ajayi

Mother:

Adeline Olu (Adeyemi) Ajayi