Adeboye Ogunseitan, M.D.

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Adeboye Ogunseitan, M.D.
Supportive Care Medicine Physician
Clinical Expertise

Palliative Care

Academic Appointments
  • Associate Clinical Professor and Division Chief, Department of Supportive Care Medicine

As division chief and associate clinical professor in the Department of Supportive Care Medicine at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte, Adeboye Ogunseitan, M.D., collaborates with patients and their families to help manage symptoms related to cancer and its treatments and improve patients’ quality of life.

Dr. Ogunseitan’s experiences caring for family members and friends with serious illnesses inspired him to pursue a career in palliative care. He earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed his residency at Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Board-certified in internal medicine as well as hospice and palliative medicine, Dr. Ogunseitan trained in palliative care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

He has published papers on topics including palliative care regimens and building palliative care programs in Nigeria and provided clinical care and training in countries including Mexico, Belize and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Ogunseitan is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the International and American Associations for Hospice and Palliative Care and the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group.

Location

Education & Experience

Certifications

  • Internal Medicine (ABIM) November 2016 (Recertification)
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABIM) September 2020 (Recertification)

Degrees

  • 2021, M.S., Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2003, M.D, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1997, M.S, Analytical Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1991, B.Sc., University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria (Hons.) Chemistry

Residency

  • 2003–2006, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

Professional Experience

  • 2024–present, Associate Clinical Professor & Division Chief, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Publications

  • Ogbenna A, Caputo M, Akodu B, Drane D, Ohanete D, Doobay-Persaud A, Ogunseitan A, Johnson L, Hou L, Akanmu A, Hauser JM. Online pallia ve care curriculum: contextual adapta on for Nigerian healthcare workers. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024 Jun 19:spcare-2024-004944. doi:10.1136/spcare-2024-004944. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38897665.
  • Wood GJ, Clepp RK, Lee J, Twaddle ML, Ogunseitan A, Neagle J, Szmuilowicz E. Outcomes of a Mul site Mentored Implementa on Approach to Promo ng Goals of Care Conversa ons. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Apr 30:S0885-3924(24)00744-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.04.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38697406.
  • Szmuilowicz E, Clepp RK, Neagle J, Ogunseitan A, Twaddle M, Wood GJ. The PACT Project: Feasibility of a Mul disciplinary, Mul -Faceted Interven on to Promote Goals of Care Conversa ons. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Jun 5:10499091231181557. doi: 10.1177/10499091231181557. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37272769.
  • Ogbenna A, Drane D, Crowe AN, Oyedele O, Hauser J, Soyannwo O, Ogunseitan A, Doobay-Persaud A. Building the Nigerian Palliative Care Workforce: An Interdisciplinary Distance Learning Training Program. Ann Glob Health. 2022; 88(1): 96.
  • Chuzi S, Ogunseitan AB, Cameron KA, Grady K, Schulze L, Wilcox JE. Perceptions of Bereaved Caregivers and Clinicians About End-of-Life Care for Patients With Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal of the American Heart Association. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Aug; 10(15): e020949.
  • Kwekkeboom KL, Serlin RC, Ward SE, LeBlanc TW, Ogunseitan AB, Cleary J. Revisiting patient-related barriers to cancer pain management in the context of the US opioid crisis. Pain (Accepted for publication 12 2020) doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002173.
  • Chuzi S, Molsberry R, McCabe M, Yancy W, Ogunseitan A, Allen N and Khan S. Distribution in Place of Death for COVID-19 Related Mortality in the United States. Journal of American Geriatric Society. 2020 68 (9):1917 – 1918
  • Chuzi S, Molsberry R, Ogunseitan AB, Warraich HJ, Wilcox J, Grady KL, Yancy CW, Khan SS. Trends in Place of Cardiovascular Death Related to Heart Failure in the US 2003-2017. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2019 25 (8):S91
  • Chuzi S, Hale S, Arnold J, Zhou A, Harap R, Grady KL, Rich JD, Yancy CW, Ogunseitan A, Szmuilowicz E, Wilcox JE. Pre-Ventricular Assist Device Palliative Care Consultation: A Qualitative Analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2019 57(1):100-107
  • Boucher NA, Nicolla J, Ogunseitan AB, Kessler ER, Ritchie C, Zafar SY. Feasibility and acceptability of a best supportive care checklist among clinicians. Journal of Palliative Medicine. April 2018
  • Sharma RK, Szmuilowicz E, Ogunseitan AB, Jones SF, Montalvo JA, O’Leary KJ and Wayne DB. Evaluation of a Mastery Learning Intervention on Hospitalists’ Code Status Discussion Skills. JPSM 2017 53(6):1066-1070
  • Kutner JS, Blatchford PJ, Taylor DH Jr, Ritchie CS, Bull JH, Fairclough DL, Hanson LC, LeBlanc TW, Samsa GP, Wolf, S, Aziz NM, Currow DC, Ferrell B, Wagner-Johnston N, Zafar SY, Cleary JF, Dev S, Goode PS, Kamal AH, Kassner C, Kvale EA, McCallum JG, Ogunseitan AB, Pantilat SZ, Portenoy RK, Prince-Paul M, Sloan JA, Swetz KW, von Gunten CF, Abernethy AP. Safety and benefit of discontinuing statin therapy in the setting of advanced life-limiting Illness. JAMA Int Med. 2015;175(5):691-700
  • Max, JB, Limburg PJ, Ogunseitan AB. IGF-1, IGFBP3, and IGF-1:IGFBP3 Ratio: No Association with Incident Colorectal Cancer in the Alpha Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2008 Jul; 17(7):1832-4 PMID: 18628438