Nicolas Bakinde, MD, PhD, FACP
Professor
General Internal Medicine
Location: Grady Memorial Hospital - Grady 1C | 248
Phone: (404)756-1370
E-mail: nbakinde@msm.edu
Education
POSTGRADUATE:University of Fribourg
Fellowship: Anatomical Society
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Leipzig, Faculty of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
GRADUATE:
Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
UNDERGRADUATE:
University of Leipzig
Research Interests
- Cardiometabolic health disparities
- Vitamin D deficiency and obesity (NHANES)
- Clinical epidemiology and outcomes research
- Health services research and quality improvement
- Medical education (July Effect)
Clinical Interests
- General Internal Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
- Cardiometabolic care
- Preventive care
- Underserved populations
Specialties
- General Internal Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)Publications
- Abe T, Chang EY, De Allie G, Ajose T, Nwokike C, Bakinde N. Rapid decline in ejection fraction and persistent elevation of troponin associated with cardiac amyloidosis. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2020;8:2050313X20923259. doi: 10.1177/2050313X20923259. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32547758; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7249551.
- Olanipekun T, Effoe VS, Olanipekun O, Igbinomwanhia E, Kola-Kehinde O, Fotzeu C, Bakinde N, Harris R. Factors influencing the uptake of influenza vaccination in African American patients with heart failure: Findings from a large urban public hospital. Heart Lung. 2020 May - Jun;49(3):233-237. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.12.003. Epub 2020 Jan 23. PubMed PMID: 31982176.
- Chang E, Bilal M, Umar A, Odebunmi , Gopalakrishnan A, Fatima S, Ajose T, Elhammali B, Flenaugh E, Bakinde N. Masquerade Dance of the Myxoma Ball: An Unexpected Cause of Acute Dyspnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2020 May; 11(1).
- Abe T, Bakinde N. Impact of Weight Status on In-hospital Complications in African Americans Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 February; 13(4_Supplement).
- Olanipekun T, Effoe V, Bakinde N, Bradley C, Ivonye C, Harris R. Learning Styles of Internal Medicine Residents and Association With the In-Training Examination Performance. J Natl Med Assoc. 2020 Feb;112(1):44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2019.12.002. Epub 2020 Feb 3. PubMed PMID: 32029219.
Honors and Awards
- 2026 Recognition for compassionate care, scholarship, charitable giving, and community service By These Healing Hands, Ladies and Gentlemen of the White Coat Society.
- 2017 Faculty of the year.
- 2010 Resident Award - Southeast Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine (SCEGM), University of Alabama/Emory University School of Medicine