FIDELIS UWUMIRO

Highly motivated clinician with a profound passion for primary care, medical education, and research; dedicated to clinical medicine and healthcare delivery, especially for the elderly, and racial minorities. Possess advanced skills in research, electronic medical record management, and academic and research writing, with a particular interest in the analysis of large medical databases. Incoming PGY1 resident at Southern Regional Medical Center, GA.

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS




• Physician: Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria [MDCN], 2019.
• Basic Life support (BLS) certified, 9/14/2023
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certified, 9/16/2023
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified, 9/18/2023
• Physician: ECFMG - Certified 2021
• Basic and Advanced Large database Analysis Workshop - Catalyst academy - September 2021
• Certificate of completion: Project management in Global Health Research - University of Washington, Department of Global Health. September 2020.
• Certificate of completion: Fundamentals of Global Health Research - University of Washington, Department of Global Health. April 2020.
• Certificate of completion: Leadership and Management in Global Health - University of Washington, Department of Global Health completed December 2019




HONORS AND AWARDS (SELECT)




• Award of excellence as the best graduating student - Methodist High School (MHS) 2007
• National Award for Exemplary Leadership - Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS). 2016
• Award for Outstanding Leadership - Class Representative - University of Jos MB.BS class of 2017

• Quality Improvement Project Assistant: Fame Medical and Research Centre, Benin City, Nigeria: 12/2017 - 06/2018
• Research assistant (remote): University of Maryland Medical Centre, Baltimore, MD, USA: 01/2022 - 09/2023
• Clinical Extern: AMITA Health Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA: 03/2023 - 05/2023
• Clinical Extern: Endocrine/Parathyroid Center, Norman Regional Health System, Norman, OK, USA: 08/2023 - 09/2023

1. Member, American Heart Association
2. Member, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
3. Member, Nigerian Medical Association

English : Advanced/Proficient

Hausa : Excellent

Bini : Good

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts

Idolor, O., Edigin, E., Eseaton P.O., Amy T., Asim K., Hafeez S., Bazuaye E.M., Okobia, N.O., Eboma J.E, Uwumiro, F., Sandhu V.K,
& Manadan, A. (2022, Dec). Systemic Lupus Erythematous Readmissions Has Reduced: A 9-year Longitudinal Study of the
Nationwide Readmission Database. Clinical Rheumatology, 42(2), 377-382.
Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10067-022-06476-6

Ojemolon, P.E, Unadike, C.E, & Uwumiro, F. (2020, Nov). Psoriasis Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Hospitalization for
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database. Cureus, 12(11), e11771.
Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33409019/

Okpujie, V., Ozumba, S., Olaomi, O.A., Uwumiro, F.E., Ajiboye, A.E., Abesin, O., Solomon, R.O., Ogunfuwa, O.M., Hassan, J.H., &
Opeyemi, M.R. (2023, May). Green Smoke, Red Flag: Cannabis and the Risk of Orbitopathy and Dermopathy in Thyrotoxicosis. Cureu
s, 15(5), e39092.
Article URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10291966/

Okpujie, V., Uwumiro, F., Osemwota, O.F., Pius, R., Obodo, E., Ogunkoya, G.D., Abesin, O., Ilelaboye, A., Bojerenu, M.M., &
Obidike, A. (2023, Feb). Impact of Geriatric Events on Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Hospitalizations. Cureus, 15(2), e35319.
Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36968920/

Okpujie, V.O., Tobalesi, O., Uwumiro, F., Ugoh, A.C., Osiogo, E.O., Abesin, O., Olaomi O.A., Nwevo, C.O., Ayantoyinbo, T., &
Ejeagha, F. (2023, Aug). The Influence of Insulin Resistance on Outcomes in Hospitalizations for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease: A
Nationwide Study. Cureus, 15(8), e42964.
Article URL: https://www.cureus.com/articles/175831-the-influence-of-insulin-resistance-on-outcomes-in-hospitalizations-for-alcoholrelated-
liver-disease-a-nationwide-study#!/

Uwumiro, F., Edigin, E., & Okpujie, V. (2021, Jun). Atypical Burkholderia Cepacia Resistance to Ceftazidime/Avibactam and
Co-trimoxazole: A Case of Open Wound Contamination and Persistent Bacteremia. Cureus, 13(6), e15836.
Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34327074/

Uwumiro, F., Okpujie, V., Madu, F., Abesin, O., Chigbu, N., Isuekebhor, C., Ezennaya, L., & Olaomi, O. (2023, Sep). Impact of frailty
on clinical outcomes and resource utilization of hospitalizations for renal stones. World Journal of Urology, 41(9), 2519-2526.
Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00345-023-04511-y

Uwumiro, F., Okpujie, V., Olaomi, O.A., Abesin, O., Madu, F.C., Akpabio, N.N., Otu, M.I., Bojerenu, M.M., Atunde, F.J., &
Ilelaboye, A. (2023, Apr). Profile of Acute Poisoning and Its Outcomes in the United States: A One-Year Nationwide Study of
Emergency and Inpatient Admissions. Cureus, 15(4), e37452.
Article URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10174710/

Uwumiro, F., Okpujie, V., Osiogo, O.E., Abesin, O., Abdulkabir, S., Oyesomi, A., & Ogunkoya, D.G. (2023, Sep). Impact of Obesity
on Outcomes of Emergency Department Visits for Cardiac Chest Pain: Insights From a Nationwide Emergency Department Study. Cur
eus, 15(9), e44540.
Article URL: https://www.cureus.com/articles/182309-impact-of-obesity-

on-outcomes-of-emergency-department-visits-for-cardiac-che
st-pain-insights-from-a-nationwide-emergency-department-study#!/

Uwumiro, F., Okpujie, V.O., Osemwota, O., Okafor, N.E., Otu, M.I., Borowa, A., Ezerioha, P., Tejere, E., Alemenzohu, H., &
Bojerenu, M.M. (2023, Jul). Gender Disparities in Hospitalization Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization Among Patients with Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus in the United States. Cureus, 15(7), e41254.
Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37529818/

Uwumiro, F., Olaomi, A.O., Tobalesi, O., Okpujie, V., Abesin, O., Ekata, E., Ezerioha, P., Umoudoh, A.U., Olapade, Z., & Asobara, E.
(2023, Sep). Enteral Nutrition Versus Parenteral Nutrition on Outcomes in Acute Pancreatitis: Insights From the Nationwide Inpatient
Sample. Cureus, 15(9), e44957.
Article URL: https://www.cureus.com/articles/179534-enteral-nutrition-versus-parenteral-nutrition-on-outcomes-in-acute-pancreatitis-i
nsights-from-the-nationwide-inpatient-sample#!/

Uwumiro, F.E., Okpujie, V.O., Oyesomi, A., Madu, F.C., Ilelaboye, A., Shielu, M.L., Otu, R.C., Ogunkoya, G.D., Ezennaya, L.S, &
Bojerenu M.M. (2023, Jan). Weekend Effect on Mortality, Access to Renal Replacement Therapy, and Other Outcomes Among
Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Retrospective Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Cureus, 15(1), e34139.
Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36843711/

Uwumiro F, Nebuwa C, Nwevo CO, et al. Cardiovascular Event Predictors in Hospitalized Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis. Cureus. 2023;15(10):e47912. Published 2023 Oct 29. doi:10.7759/cureus.47912

Article URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38034195/

Okpujie VO, Uwumiro FE, Bojerenu M, et al. Increased ventilator utilization, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and mortality in non-COVID patients during the pandemic. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2024;37(2):230-238. Published 2024 Feb 8. doi:10.1080/08998280.2024.2301783

Article URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10857442/

Uwumiro F, Otabor N, Okpujie V, et al. Rates, Outcomes, and Resource Burden of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use in Hospitalizations in the United States During the Pandemic. Cureus. 2024;16(2):e54081. Published 2024 Feb 12. doi:10.7759/cureus.54081

Article URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10937048/

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts (Other than Published)

Edigin, E., Shaka, H., Uwumiro, F., & Eseaton, P. (2023, Jul). Analysis of Basal Cell Carcinoma Hospitalizations: A Nationwide
Population-based Study. The Journal of Investigative Medicine.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Ehizogie, E., Eseaton, P., Unadike, C., Okobia, N., Uwumiro, F., Obi, S., Shaka, H., & Ameh, G. (2023, May). Rising 30-day
readmissions among hidradenitis suppurativa patients in the United States: A longitudinal study of the nationwide readmission
database. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
Pub Status: Accepted/In-Press.

Nebuwa, C., Uwumiro, F., & Okpujie, V. (2023, Sep). Cardiovascular Disease Care from 2016 to 2020: Rising Inpatient Mortality
Despite Increased Resource Utilization, and the Impact of the Pandemic. Cureus.
Pub Status: Submitted.

Ugboke, J.O., Uwumiro, F., Okorigba, E.M., Lawal, R.A., Okpujie, V., Ndulue, C., Temple-Obi, L.O., Bassey, E.I., Hassan, A.E., &
Ozumba, S. (2023, Aug). Thirty-Day Readmissions After Hospitalization for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Across the United States. Baylo
r University Medical Centre Proceedings.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Uwumiro F., Anighoro, S.O., Bojerenu, M., Akpabio, N.N., Asogwa, S.U., & Okpujie, V. (2023, Jul). Prophylactic Antibiotics and
Post-ERCP Septicemia in Patients Hospitalized with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Clinical Endoscopy.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Uwumiro, F., & Ezerioha, P. (2023, Aug). Malnutrition is an Independent Predictor of Outcomes in Hospitalizations for Crohn Disease.
Intestinal Research.
Pub Status: Accepted/In-Press.

Uwumiro, F., Bojerenu, M., Obijuru, C., Oluwasemilore, O., Nwike, V., Abdul, S., Yayehyirad, H., Udegbe S., Abesin, O., & Orjih, G.
(2023, Aug). Hospitalization Patterns, Outcomes, and Resource Utilization among Individuals with Gender Dysphoria: A Nationwide
Study. International Journal of Transgender Health.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Article URL: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.25.23294637v1

Uwumiro, F., Bojerenu, M., Ogbodo, C.T., Okpujie, V.O., Nwabueze, C.O., Otabor, E.O., Shielu, M.L., Nwume, C.G., Oshodi, O.J.,
Alemenzohu, H., & Abesin, O.O. (2023, Jul). Comparative Analysis of Outcomes and Care Costs Between Surgical and Transcatheter
Valve Replacement for Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Hospitalizations. Medrxiv.
Pub Status: Pre-Print.
Article URL: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.25.23294647v1

Uwumiro, F., Umenzeakor, K., Nwike, V., & Nwatamole, B. (2024, Feb). Celiac vs non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Nationwide
hospitalization trends and outcomes in the United States . Frontline Gastroenterology.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Uwumiro, F., Zaka, A., Pace, L., Hassan, N., Malik, R.D. (2023, Jul). Insights into Sexual Dysfunction among Multiple Sclerosis
Patients shared on Reddit Forums. Sexual Dysfunction.
Pub Status: Submitted.

Uwumiro, F.E., Abdulraheem, E.H., Ugboke, J., & Akpabio, N.N. (2023, Sep). Diabetes Mellitus as an Independent Predictor of
Outcomes in Hospitalizations for Polymyalgia rheumatica. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Uwumiro, F.E., Anighoro, S., Okpujie, V.O., & Ndulue, C. (2023, Aug). Thirty-Day Readmissions After Hospitalization for Psoriatic
Arthritis: Insights From the Nationwide Readmissions Database. Clinical Rheumatology.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Uwumiro, F.E., Anighoro, S., Ugboke, J., & Shielu, M. (2023, Sep). Socioeconomic Disparities in Hospitalizations and Outcomes for
Bleeding Esophageal Varices in the United States. Clinical Endoscopy.
Pub Status: Under Review.

Oral/Poster Presentations

Edigin, E., & Uwumiro, F. (2021, November 08). Systemic Lupus Erythematous Readmissions Has Reduced: A 9- year Longitudinal
Study of the Nationwide Readmission Database [Oral Presentation]. American College of Rheumatology (ACR) convergence
November 2021/Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Nebuwa, C., Okpujie, V., & Uwumiro, F. (2023, Jul). Cardiovascular Event Predictors in Hospitalized CKD Patients: A Nationwide
Inpatient Sample Analysis. NYACP Annual Scientific Meeting Poster Session.
October 28, 2023/Rochester, New York, USA

Kanu IM, Uwumiro F., Anighoro, S. etal (2024, Feb) Efficacy of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Preventing Infectious Post-ERCP Complications in
Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Nationwide Study. 88th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences Meeting

February 29, 2024/Hattiesburg, MS, USA