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Omolola Ogunyemi, PhD

TitleProfessor
InstitutionCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
DepartmentPreventive & Social Med
Address1731 E. 120th Street
Los Angeles CA 90059
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ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-1388-244X Additional info
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    Biography
    education and training
    Barnard College, Columbia UniversityB.A.1993Computer Science
    University of PennsylvaniaM.S.E.1994Computer and Information Science
    University of PennsylvaniaPh.D.1999Computer and Information Science
    awards and honors
    1991Internship award: Outstanding Achievement & Exceptional Performance, New York City Transit Authority
    1997Nominated for a Best Paper award, fall conference of AMIA, American Medical Informatics Association
    1998Second place winner, PhD division, AT&T Research student poster competition, AT&T
    2005Nominated for a Distinguished Paper award, AMIA fall conference, American Medical Informatics Association
    2017Outstanding Professor Award, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
    2019Elected Fellow, American College of Medical Informatics
    2021 - 2025Member, National Library of Medicine Board of Regents, National Library of Medicine

    Overview
    overview
    Omolola (Lola) Ogunyemi is a computer scientist and biomedical informatics researcher who serves as the Director of CDU’s Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBI) and as Professor and Chair of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine in the College of Medicine. She also holds an adjunct professorship in Radiological Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where she collaborates with the Medical and Imaging Informatics group. She co-teaches MBS 520, Principles of Biomedical Informatics, a semester-long introduction to Biomedical Informatics, in CDU’s College of Science and Health.

    Dr. Ogunyemi is an elected Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and has served on the National Library of Medicine’s Board of Regents both as a member and as board chair. She holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Barnard College, Columbia University, along with an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

    Her research at the CBI centers on novel biomedical informatics solutions designed to address challenges impacting medically underserved and under-resourced communities. Dr. Ogunyemi’s research interests include computerized medical decision support, reasoning under uncertainty, machine learning, telehealth, and 3D graphics and visualization.

    She is currently working with LaShonda Spencer on a study that develops models to predict the failure of viral suppression and the likelihood of disengagement from care for individuals with HIV within the Los Angeles safety net, helping ensure that these individuals receive appropriate care.

    She has served as principal investigator on an NLM-funded R01 study that used machine learning to identify safety net healthcare system patients with latent or undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy from electronic health records, which resulted in the DRRisk tool. She has also led an NLM-funded R01 study on computerized decision support for penetrating trauma and a National Cancer Institute-funded R03 study focused on individualized breast cancer risk prediction using Bayesian networks.
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    Research
    research activities and funding
    Cesar Augusto Caceres Award for Innovations in HIV     (Omolola Ogunyemi, LaShonda Spencer)Nov 1, 2025 - Oct 31, 2026
    American Academy of HIV Medicine
    Utilizing Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Address HIV Treatment Challenges in South Los Angeles
    Role: Principal Investigator
    3R01LM012309-04S1     (OGUNYEMI, OMOLOLA IJEOMA)Nov 17, 2020 - Nov 16, 2021
    NIH
    Predicting Diabetic Retinopathy from Risk Factor Data and Digital Retinal Images
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01LM012309     (OGUNYEMI, OMOLOLA IJEOMA)Sep 30, 2016 - Nov 16, 2021
    NIH
    Predicting Diabetic Retinopathy from Risk Factor Data and Digital Retinal Images
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R03CA099099     (OGUNYEMI, OMOLOLA IJEOMA)Sep 30, 2002 - Aug 31, 2004
    NIH
    Breast Cancer Risk Assessment with Bayesian Networks
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01LM007167     (OGUNYEMI, OMOLOLA IJEOMA)Mar 15, 2002 - Feb 28, 2005
    NIH
    Assessing Penetrating Trauma Under Uncertainty
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    Bibliographic
    selected publications
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    1. Bear Don't Walk O, Haldar S, Wei DH, Huang H, Rivera RL, Fan JW, Keloth VK, Leung TI, Desai P, Korngiebel DM, Grossman Liu L, Pichon A, Subbian V, Solomonides AT, Wiley LK, Ogunyemi O, Jackson GP, Dankwa-Mullan I, Dirks LG, Everhart AR, Parker AG, Iott B, Kronk C, Foraker R, Martin K, Anand T, Volpe SG, Yung N, Rizvi R, Lucero R, Bright TJ. Developing and sustaining inclusive language in biomedical informatics communications: an AMIA Board of Directors endorsed paper on the Inclusive Language and Context Style Guidelines. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Aug 01; 32(8):1380-1387. PMID: 40523007; PMCID: PMC12277697.
      Citations:    
    2. Zheng J, Ani C, Abudayyeh I, Zheng Y, Rakovski C, Yaghmaei E, Ogunyemi O. A Review of Racial Differences and Disparities in ECG. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Feb 25; 22(3). PMID: 40238300; PMCID: PMC11942291.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Luo Y, Li Y, Ogunyemi O, Koski E, Himes BE. Leveraging large language models for academic conference organization. NPJ Digit Med. 2025 Feb 14; 8(1):101. PMID: 39953127; PMCID: PMC11828976.
      Citations:    
    4. Gandhi M, Daskivich LP, Ogunyemi OI. DRRisk: A Web-based tool to Assess the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy through Machine Learning on Electronic Health Records. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2022; 2022:452-460. PMID: 37128428; PMCID: PMC10148369.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Ogunyemi OI, Gandhi M, Lee M, Teklehaimanot S, Daskivich LP, Hindman D, Lopez K, Taira RK. Detecting diabetic retinopathy through machine learning on electronic health record data from an urban, safety net healthcare system. JAMIA Open. 2021 Jul; 4(3):ooab066. PMID: 34423259; PMCID: PMC8374369.
      Citations: 9     
    6. . Centering "TechQuity" through Biomedical Informatics Centers at Minority-Serving Academic Institutions Providing Informatics Solutions for Urban Safety-Net Settings. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021; 32(2 Suppl):300-317. View Publication.
    7. Cheng Y, Mohanty AF, Ogunyemi OI, Smith CA, Leroy G, Zeng QT. 2018 Salary Survey of AMIA Members: Factors Associated with Higher Salaries. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2019; 2019:275-284. PMID: 32308820; PMCID: PMC7153054.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Ogunyemi OI, Gandhi M, Tayek C. Predictive Models for Diabetic Retinopathy from Non-Image Teleretinal Screening Data. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2019; 2019:472-477. PMID: 31259001; PMCID: PMC6568122.
      Citations: 11     
    9. George SM, Hayes EM, Fish A, Daskivich LP, Ogunyemi OI. Understanding the Knowledge Gap Experienced by U.S. Safety Net Patients in Teleretinal Screening. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2016; 2016:590-599. PMID: 28269855; PMCID: PMC5333296.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Ogunyemi O, Kermah D. Machine Learning Approaches for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy from Clinical and Public Health Records. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2015; 2015:983-90. PMID: 26958235; PMCID: PMC4765709.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Ogunyemi O, George S, Patty L, Teklehaimanot S, Baker R. Teleretinal screening for diabetic retinopathy in six Los Angeles urban safety-net clinics: final study results. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2013; 2013:1082-8. PMID: 24551394; PMCID: PMC3900130.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    12. Ogunyemi OI, Meeker D, Kim HE, Ashish N, Farzaneh S, Boxwala A. Identifying appropriate reference data models for comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies based on data from clinical information systems. Med Care. 2013 Aug; 51(8 Suppl 3):S45-52. PMID: 23774519.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Ogunyemi O, Moran E, Patty Daskivich L, George S, Teklehaimanot S, Ilapakurthi R, Lopez K, Norris K. Autonomy versus automation: perceptions of nonmydriatic camera choice for teleretinal screening in an urban safety net clinic. Telemed J E Health. 2013 Aug; 19(8):591-6. PMID: 23763609; PMCID: PMC3719439.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Ogunyemi O, Teklehaimanot S, Patty L, Moran E, George S. Evaluating predictive modeling's potential to improve teleretinal screening participation in urban safety net clinics. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013; 192:162-5. PMID: 23920536; PMCID: PMC3880369.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    15. George S, Moran E, Fish A, Ogunyemi L. Understanding the digital divide in the clinical setting: the technology knowledge gap experienced by US safety net patients during teleretinal screening. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013; 192:946. PMID: 23920720.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    16. Ogunyemi O, Terrien E, Eccles A, Patty L, George S, Fish A, Teklehaimanot S, Ilapakurthi R, Aimiuwu O, Baker R. Teleretinal screening for diabetic retinopathy in six Los Angeles urban safety-net clinics: initial findings. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2011; 2011:1027-35. PMID: 22195163; PMCID: PMC3243231.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    17. Fish A, George S, Terrien E, Eccles A, Baker R, Ogunyemi O. Workflow concerns and workarounds of readers in an urban safety net teleretinal screening study. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2011; 2011:417-26. PMID: 22195095; PMCID: PMC3243157.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    18. Martins D, Ani C, Pan D, Ogunyemi O, Norris K. Renal dysfunction, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease mortality. J Nutr Metab. 2010; 2010. PMID: 20700408; PMCID: PMC2911619.
      Citations: 12     
    19. Ogunyemi O, Mukherjee S, Ani C, Hindman D, George S, Ilapakurthi R, Verma M, Dayrit M. CEDRIC: a computerized chronic disease management system for urban, safety net clinics. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2010; 160(Pt 1):208-12. PMID: 20841679; PMCID: PMC3056884.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Ahmed BA, Matheny ME, Rice PL, Clarke JR, Ogunyemi OI. A comparison of methods for assessing penetrating trauma on retrospective multi-center data. J Biomed Inform. 2009 Apr; 42(2):308-16. PMID: 18929685; PMCID: PMC2693228.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Chun J, Schnabel F, Ogunyemi O. Assessing a Bayesian risk prediction model in a high-risk breast cancer population. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2007 Oct 11; 913. PMID: 18694013.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    22. Ogunyemi O. Methods for reasoning from geometry about anatomic structures injured by penetrating trauma. J Biomed Inform. 2006 Aug; 39(4):389-400. PMID: 16321576; PMCID: PMC1550355.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Matheny ME, Ogunyemi OI, Rice PL, Clarke JR. Evaluating the discriminatory power of a computer-based system for assessing penetrating trauma on retrospective multi-center data. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005; 500-4. PMID: 16779090; PMCID: PMC1479848.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Wang D, Peleg M, Tu SW, Boxwala AA, Ogunyemi O, Zeng Q, Greenes RA, Patel VL, Shortliffe EH. Design and implementation of the GLIF3 guideline execution engine. J Biomed Inform. 2004 Oct; 37(5):305-18. PMID: 15488745.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    
    25. Boxwala AA, Peleg M, Tu S, Ogunyemi O, Zeng QT, Wang D, Patel VL, Greenes RA, Shortliffe EH. GLIF3: a representation format for sharable computer-interpretable clinical practice guidelines. J Biomed Inform. 2004 Jun; 37(3):147-61. PMID: 15196480.
      Citations: 55     Fields:    
    26. Sordo M, Boxwala AA, Ogunyemi O, Greenes RA. Description and status update on GELLO: a proposed standardized object-oriented expression language for clinical decision support. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2004; 107(Pt 1):164-8. PMID: 15360796.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    
    27. Peleg M, Boxwala AA, Tu S, Zeng Q, Ogunyemi O, Wang D, Patel VL, Greenes RA, Shortliffe EH. The InterMed approach to sharable computer-interpretable guidelines: a review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2004 Jan-Feb; 11(1):1-10. PMID: 14527977; PMCID: PMC305452.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    28. Sordo M, Ogunyemi O, Boxwala AA, Greenes RA. GELLO: an object-oriented query and expression language for clinical decision support. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2003; 1012. PMID: 14728515; PMCID: PMC1480304.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. Ogunyemi OI, Clarke JR, Ash N, Webber BL. Combining geometric and probabilistic reasoning for computer-based penetrating-trauma assessment. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2002 May-Jun; 9(3):273-82. PMID: 11971888; PMCID: PMC344587.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Boxwala AA, Tu S, Peleg M, Zeng Q, Ogunyemi O, Greenes RA, Shortliffe EH, Patel VL. Toward a representation format for sharable clinical guidelines. J Biomed Inform. 2001 Jun; 34(3):157-69. PMID: 11723698.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Ash N, Ogunyemi O, Zeng Q, Ohno-Machado L. Finding appropriate clinical trials: evaluating encoded eligibility criteria with incomplete data. Proc AMIA Symp. 2001; 27-31. PMID: 11825151; PMCID: PMC2243370.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Peleg M, Ogunyemi O, Tu S, Boxwala AA, Zeng Q, Greenes RA, Shortliffe EH. Using features of Arden Syntax with object-oriented medical data models for guideline modeling. Proc AMIA Symp. 2001; 523-7. PMID: 11825243; PMCID: PMC2243476.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    
    33. Ogunyemi O, Clarke JR, Webber B, Badler N. TraumaSCAN: assessing penetrating trauma with geometric and probabilistic reasoning. Proc AMIA Symp. 2000; 620-4. PMID: 11079958; PMCID: PMC2243879.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. Peleg M, Boxwala AA, Ogunyemi O, Zeng Q, Tu S, Lacson R, Bernstam E, Ash N, Mork P, Ohno-Machado L, Shortliffe EH, Greenes RA. GLIF3: the evolution of a guideline representation format. Proc AMIA Symp. 2000; 645-9. PMID: 11079963; PMCID: PMC2243832.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    
    35. Ogunyemi O, Webber B, Clarke JR. Proc Thirteenth Annual IEEE Symp on Computer-Based Medical Systems. Using Bayesian Networks for Diagnostic Reasoning in Penetrating Trauma Assessment. 2000; pp. 115-120.
    36. Ogunyemi O, Webber B, Clarke JR . Proc Eleventh Annual IEEE Symp on Computer-Based Medical Systems. Probabilistically predicting penetrating injury for decision support. 1998; pp. 44-49.
    37. Ogunyemi O, Webber B, Clarke JR. Probabilistic predictions of penetrating injury to anatomic structures. Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp. 1997; 714-8. PMID: 9357718; PMCID: PMC2233485.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    38. Chi DM, Kokkevis E, Ogunyemi O, Bindiganavale R, Hollick MJ, Clarke JR, Webber BL, Badler NI. Simulated casualties and medics for emergency training. Stud Health Technol Inform. 1997; 39:486-94. PMID: 10168943.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    39. Ogunyemi O, Kaye J, Webber B, Clarke JR. Generating penetration path hypotheses for decision support in multiple trauma. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1995; 42-6. PMID: 8563315; PMCID: PMC2579052.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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