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CURRICULUM VITAE FOR DR ONAJOVWE OLADIPO FOFAH

DATE: 01/21/2016

NAME: Onajovwe. O. Fofah, MD

PRESENT TITLE: Assistant Professor / Director, Division of Neonatology

HOME ADDRESS: 51 Daum Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726

OFFICE ADDRESS: Rutgers-NJMS, Department of Pediatrics, UH F189, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103

TELEPHONE NUMBER/E-MAIL ADDRESS: 973 972 6753 / fofahon@njms.rutgers.edu

CITIZENSHIP: Nigeria

EDUCATION:

A. Undergraduate Graduate and Professional

Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro

Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria

Pre Med (Advanced Level) Date Awarded 06/1979

B. Graduate and Professional

University of Ilorin Medical School and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital

Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

MBBS Date Awarded 06/1984

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

A. Internship and Residencies

| 1. Rotating Internship – Ogun State General Hospital, Ilaro, Ogun |

|State, Nigeria. |

|July 1984 – June 1985 |

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|2. National Youth Corps Service, National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, |

|Lagos State, Nigeria. |

|Senior House Officer in Orthopedics and Trauma |

|July 1985 – June 1986 |

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|3. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New |

|Jersey, New Jersey Medical School/ Children’s Hospital of New |

|Jersey Newark, NJ |

|Pediatrics Residency |

|July 1992 – June 1995 |

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B. Research Fellowships

Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center,

Bronx, New York.

Fellowship in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine

July 1995 – June 1998

C. Postdoctoral Appointments

1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, / New Jersey

Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.

Instructor in Pediatrics

January 1996 – June 1998

2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois Medical School, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Instructor in Pediatrics

2005 through 2006

3. Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Assistant Professor/ Attending Neonatologist

October 2005 – till present

MILITARY: NONE

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.

Instructor in Pediatrics

January 1996 – June 1998

1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois Medical School, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Instructor in Pediatrics

2005 through 2006

2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey- University Hospital, Newark, NJ

Assistant Professor/ Attending Neonatologist

October 2005 – till present

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS: (If applicable)

1. Maryland Specialist Hospital, Maryland, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Senior Medical Officer

July 1986 – December 1990

2. Department of Pediatrics

Northwest Illinois Regional Perinatal Center/ Rockford Health System /

Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Illinois.

Attending Neonatologist

July 1998 – October 2005

3. Department of Pediatrics

University Hospital, Newark, NJ

Attending Neonatologist / Director Division of Neonatology

October 2005 – till present

4. Department of Pediatrics

St James Hospital, Newark, NJ

Attending Neonatologist

October 2005 – March 2008

5. Department of Pediatrics

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, NJ

January 2013 till present

6. Department of Pediatrics

Palisades Medical Center

North Bergen, NJ

January 2013- till present

OTHER EMPLOYMENT OR MAJOR VISITNG APPOINTMENTS: None

PRIVATE PRACTICE (If applicable):

Attending Neonatologist – Northwest Illinois Regional Perinatal Center/ Rockford Health System –

Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Illinois.

July 1998 – October 2005

LICENSURE:

Illinois Medical License (license number 0036 – 097783) July 2014

New Jersey Medical License (license number 62230) June 2017

DRUG LICENSURE:

CDS: Illinois CDS (336 – 058391) July 2014

New Jersey CDS (DO 6668300) October 2015

DEA: DEA (No BF 4533522) September 2016

CERTIFICATION:

ECFMG (Certificate No 0-462-605-7), No expiration

FLEX (Certificate No 600118025), No Expiration

Board Certified in Pediatrics, December 2002

Board Recertified in Pediatrics, December 2009

Board Recertified in Pediatrics, November 2022

Board Certified in Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, December 2006

Board Recertified in Neonatal – Perinatal Medicine, December 2016

MEMBERSHIPS, OFFICES AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

1. American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

June 1992

2. Section of Perinatal Medicine- American Academy of Pediatrics

Member,

July 1998

3. New Jersey Chapter – American Academy of Pediatrics

Member

October 2005

4. American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Member

July 2008

5. NJ State Neonatal Intensive Care Collaborative

Team Leader

January 2011

6. SIDS Center of NJ

Member

February 2015

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1. Award of Excellence

Pediatric Continuity Clinic, UMDNJ

June 1995

2. Named one of Best Doctors in Northwest Illinois

Rockford Register Star

2004

3. Attending of the year, Department of Pediatrics, UMDNJ

Pediatric Residents, Class 2007

June 2007

4. Nominated for Golden Apple Award – New Jersey Medical School

3rd and 4th year Medical Students

April 2007

5. Attending of the year, Department of Pediatrics, UMDNJ

Pediatrics Residents, Class of 2010

June 2010

6. 3rd Joe and Julia Quinlan Award

Joe and Julia Quinlan Foundation

May 2009

7. Best Teaching Attending Award

UMDNJ-NJMS Emergency Medicine Residency, Class of 2011

June 2011

8. Miracle Maker-Health Honoree

United Way of Essex and West Hudson

May 2015

9. Castle-Connolly Top Doctor in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. 2015

10. New Jersey Top Doctors for Children’s Health- 2015

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES POSITIONS:

Trustee, Board of Directors; Circle of Life Children’s Center of NJ

SERVICE ON NATIONAL GRANT REVIEW PANELS, STUDY SECTIONS, COMMITTEES:

SERVICE ON MAJOR COMMITTEES:

A. International (Name, Inclusive Dates)

B. National

Vermont Oxford Network Bi-annual Neonatal Intensive Care Quality project a National Evidence Based Quality Improvement Collaboration for Neonatology

Member

June 1999 – October 2005

C. Medical School/University:

Admissions Committee,

Member

October 2006 till present

D. Hospital

Physician Advisor for Pediatric services - University Hospital’s Utilization

Management Department

July 2008 till date

E. Department (Name, Inclusive Dates)

F. Editorial Boards (Journal Name, Inclusive Dates)

G. AdHoc Reviewer (Journal Name, Inclusive Dates)

SERVICE ON GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEES:

SERVICE ON HOSPITAL COMMITTEES:

1. Ethics Committee

Member

2007 till present

2. Critical Care Committee

Member

October 2010 till present

3. Utilization Committee

Member

September 2008 till present

4. Neonatology Critical Care Meeting -UH

Chair,

2006 till present

5. Vermont Oxford Network Team at Rockford Memorial Hospital

Core Member

1999 to October 2005

6. Safety Committee –NICU, Rockford Memorial Hospital

Co – Chair

June 2002 till October 2005

7. Infectious Disease Committee – Rockford Memorial Hospital

Member

1998 to October 2005

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:

1. State of NJ - Pediatric Palliative Care Committee

Member

July 2008 till date

2. Neonatal Palliative Care Program Circle of Life Children’s Center, Newark NJ,

Associate Director

October 2005 till date

3. March of Dimes Newark Breakfast Leadership Meeting

Speaker

August 2011

4. Center for African Community Services

Health Task Force

Newark, NJ

July 2013

5. Essex County March of Dimes Walk for Babies

Hospital Leader

April 2014

6. Essex County March of Dimes Walk for Babies

Co-Chair for walk for Babies

April 2015

7. MOD Spokesperson for NJ Prematurity Report, November 2015

SPONSORSHIP OF CANDIDATES FOR POSTGRADUATE DEGREE:

SPONSORSHIP OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS:

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES: (Teaching effectiveness should be addressed in nominating letter)

A. Lectures or Course Directorships

School, course name, lecture title, hours

B. Research Training

Post Doctoral Fellows: name, dates (inclusive) of training

Pre Doctoral Students: name, dates (inclusive) of training

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES: (Clinical effectiveness should be addressed in nominating letter)

1. Director, Division of Neonatology

2. Service Attending in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (FICN and FIN) care, management and diagnosis of complex medical conditions affecting newborn infants including extremely premature newborn infants. Others include use of complex and advanced ventilators such as High Frequency Ventilator.

3. Service Attending in the Newborn Nursery

4. Clinic Attending in High Risk Clinic where babies are followed up to 7years of age

5. Transport of sick newborn infants

6. Resuscitation and care of sick newborn infants in the delivery room and emergency room

GRANT SUPPORT: (Please list newest or most current first)

A. Principal Investigator

1. Infacare Pharmaceutical Corporation. 64 185-204. A Phase 2 Multicenter, Single Dose, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Two Doses of Stannsoporfin in Combination with Phototherapy in Neonate. July 2014. $ 7046 per randomized patient with S500 start up money.

2.

B. Co-Investigator

1. Funding Organization, title of award, inclusive dates of funding, amount of award

2.

C. Pending

1. Funding Organziation, title, proposed funding date, proposed award

2.

PUBLICATIONS: (Please list newest or most current first; published or accepted for publication only; should be segregated into the following categories)

A. Refereed Original Article in Journal

1. Fofah O, Roth P. Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome presenting with cerebral venous thrombosis, hypocalcemia and seizures in the neonatal period. J Perinatol 1997: 17: 492-4.

2. Fofah O, Kamen A, Piscitelli J and Brion LP. Prediction of peak serum vancomycin levels from trough values in neonates. J of Investigate Medicine 1997: 17: 492-4.

3. Fofah O, Brion LP, et. al. Failure of prediction of peak serum vancomycin levels from trough values in neonates. Peds Infect Dis J March 1999: 18:(3) 299-301.

4. Fofah O, et al. Development of potentially better practices for the neonatal intensive care units as a culture of collaboration: accountability, respect and empowerment. On behalf of Care Group. Pediatrics, Vol. 111 #4 April 2003, e471-e481.

B. Books, Monographs and Chapters

1. Fofah O, et al (2011) Providing Palliative and End of Life Care for children having Primary and Acquired Immune Deficiency Conditions. In J Wolfe, P Hinds and B Sourkes (Eds), Textbook of Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care. (pp 470 - 479). Imprint: Saunders. ISBN: 978-1-4377-0262-0

C. Patents Held

1. Title, U.S. Patent Number, Date of Issue, Inventors

2.

D. Other Articles (Reviews, Editorials, etc.) In Journals; Chapters; Books; other Professional Communications

1. Authors names (Last, First; Bold CV author); Title of Article; Journal Name, Volume#: first-last page, year

E. Abstracts

1. Fofah O, Igwe G, Oleske JM. Growth of Circle of Life’s Children’s Center of NJ (COLCC) Bereavement program 2006 to 2010.Presented at the 21st Children Hospice International World Congress in Washington DC October 2010

2. Igwe G, Fofah O, Walsh S, Oleske JM. Moral Distress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Care givers experience. Presented at the 21st Children’s Hospice International World Congress in Washington DC, October 2010.

3. Chystsiakova A, Fofah O, Monteiro I. Liver parenchymal injury in neonate with an umbilical venous catheter (UVC). Accepted for poster presentation at the NASPGHAN Annual Meeting, October 2011.

4. Fofah O, Karmen A, Piscitelli J, Brion LP. Prediction of peak serum Vancomycin

levels from trough values in neonates. Presented at

A. Pediatric research day. AECOM, Wavehill, Bronx, NY. October 1997

B. Mead Johnson Nutritionals Greater New York conference on perinatal research. Long Island, NY Nov 1997

C. Montefiore Medical Center Young investigators research symposium, Jan 1998

D. Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Feb 1998

5. Fofah O, Walsh S, Oleske JM. Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative

Care: Circle of life experience presented at the annual National

Perinatal Society meeting in Washington, DC July 2008

6. Millison N, Walsh S, Fofah O, Mayburry A, Oleske JM. Providing perinatal and pediatric

Palliative and end of life care: Circle of life children’s center of NJ experience with cohort

Of patients 2006 to 2008. Presented at the 19th Children Hospice International World

World congress San Francisco Nov 2008

7. Fofah O, Walsh S, Maybury A, Oleske JM. Neonatal palliative care in an urban academic

Medical center: Implementation, growth and development. Presented at the 19th

Children Hospice International world congress San Francisco Nov 2008

8. Igwe G, Walsh S, Fofah O, Oleske JM. Neonatal pain: What nurses do and do not know.

Presented at the 19th Children Hospice International world congress

San Francisco Nov 2008

9. Chuang J, Campbell N, Walsh S, Fofah O, Oleske JM. Dealing with a challenging

Adolescent with end stage AIDS. Presented at the 19th Children’s Hospice

International World congress. San Francisco Nov 2008.

10. Fofah O, et al. Collaborative to decrease Central Associated Bloodstream Infection

(CLABSI) in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An Urban Academic Teaching Hospital

Experience. Presented at the Association of Professionals of Infection Control, San

Antonio, TX. June 3rd to 6th 2012

11. Fofah O, et al. Retention and Occlusion of PICC lines in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit:

An association with infusion pump. Presented at the 2013 Vermont Oxford Network

Annual meeting and Quality Congress Conference in Chicago, IL. October 4th and 5th,

2013

12. Oleske. JO, Scolpino. AJ, Gianneschi GB, Dieudonne A, Holland BK, Fofah O,

Desposito F, Dabis F, Makani J et al. Exploring the protective effect of the Sickle Cell

Gene Allele on Perinatal HIV transmission and/or progression in US and Sub-Saharan

Cohorts of Perinatally HIV exposed infants by Sickle Cell Gene status. Presented at RBHS

Global Health Research Symposium, Piscataway, NJ. June 30th 2015

F. Reports

PRESENTIONS:

A. Scientific (Basic Science):

B. Professional (Clinical):

1. UMDNJ –NJMS Project Pediatrics Speaker October 2010

2. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds: Transition to Extrauterine Life October 28, 2010 UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, NJ

3. Pediatrics Grand Round: Using Potentially Better Practices to Reduce the Incidence of Chronic Lung Disease; the University Hospital Experience. February 2011

4. University Hospital Quality Assurance Meeting: Therapies Directed at Reducing Chronic Lung Disease at University Hospital, November 2010

5. University Hospital Quality Assurance Meeting: The use of Potentially Better Practice to reduce Retinopathy of Prematurity February 2011

6. UMDNJ Respiratory Conference: The use of Potentially Better Practices to Reduce Chronic Lung Disease; what the Respiratory Therapist should know. September 2011.

7. Emergency Department Grand Round: Transition to Extrauterine Life- The Role of the Emergency Room Physician. January 2012. UMDNJ-NJMS, Newark, NJ.

8. Rutgers Respiratory Conference: The role of a respiratory therapist in the delivery room. May 2014.

9. Pediatrics Department Grand Round: A Newborn with Blue Berry Muffin Rash. April 2014

10. Pediatrics Department Grand Round: Acute Bilirubin Encephalopathy in a 10 day old. August 2014.

11. Department of OB-GYN Grand Round: Neonatal Outcomes at the edge of viability: The University Hospital Experience. August 2014

12. 5th Shanghai Neonatal Forum, Shanghai, China: Speaker on Transition to Extrauterine Life. April 9th -12th, 2015.

13. Rutgers –NJMS Project Pediatrics Speaker November 2015

14. Department of Pediatrics Grand Round: 2015 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card: Understanding the Disparity. January 2016

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