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Oluwatoyosi Adefunke Onwuemene

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hematology
Box 3422 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Hematology, Medicine
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2024 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments

Recent Publications


PRIDE-FTG advances academic careers of underrepresented early-stage investigators performing blood disorders research.

Journal Article Blood Adv · August 12, 2025 Despite improvements in the diversity of the US biomedical research workforce, individuals from different racial/ethnic groups remain underrepresented. Even though mentoring is critical for career advancement, underrepresented faculty have limited opportun ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing A Model to Predict Major Bleeding Among Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Plasma Exchange.

Journal Article J Clin Apher · April 2025 Although therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) can be associated with bleeding, there are currently no known strategies to reliably predict bleeding risk. This study developed a TPE bleeding risk prediction model for hospitalized patients. To develop the predi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


A Clinical Trial Readiness Study of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2027

Sickle Cell Disease and CardiovAscular Risk - Red cell Exchange Trial (SCD-CARRE)

Clinical TrialCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Maryland, Baltimore · 2022 - 2026

Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials Participation through the SCD-CARRE Study

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation · 2023 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine · 2013 M.S.
Duke University, School of Medicine · 2007 M.D.