Dr. Chukwudumebi Okafor

Hospital Medicine
Ochsner Health
2700 Napoleon Ave, 
New Orleans, LA 
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Ochsner Health
2700 Napoleon Ave, 
New Orleans, LA 
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Overview

Chukwudumebi Okafor is a Hospital Medicine provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Okafor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Gallbladder Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Hospital Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in FL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Memorial Hospital Miramar
St Francis Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Ochsner Baptist - A Campus Of Ochsner Medical Center
2700 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

3 Total Publications

Not your usual hip pain: necrotising fasciitis secondary to sigmoid perforation.
Not your usual hip pain: necrotising fasciitis secondary to sigmoid perforation.
Journal: BMJ case reports
Published: March 16, 2019
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