Osondu Ogbuoji

Osondu Ogbuoji, MBBS, MPH, ScD, is a health systems expert with a background in medicine, public health, and health economics. His primary research interest is in making health systems work better for all, especially people living in poverty. His work includes the application of quantitative models to explore complex health system challenges such as persistent health inequities, child mortality, and inefficient/inequitable health financing in low- and middle-income countries. 

Dr. Ogbuoji serves as a commissioner on the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health, the Lancet Commission on Preventing Viral Spillovers, and the Lancet Commission on Global Hearing Loss. He is also a member of the advisory board at the Africa Center for Disease Control’s Health Economics Programme and a member of the Economics and Financing workstream at the World Health Organization's Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health.

Before joining Duke, Dr. Ogbuoji worked on several health systems research and implementation projects at Management Sciences for Health, Médecins Sans Frontières, Pro-Health International, Harvard University, and Johns Hopkins University. He holds a medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Ibadan, a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree and a Certificate in International Health Policy and Financing from Johns Hopkins University, and a Doctor of Science (ScD) in Global and Population Health from Harvard University.