Dr. Olabode Olaosebikan Desalu MD
Pediatrician
6930 Fern Avenue Suite 150 Shreveport Louisiana, 71105About
Dr. Olabode Desalu is a pediatrician practicing in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Desalu is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Desalu diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Desalu can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Education and Training
Obafemi Awolowo University
University Of Ife MD
Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences 1990
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics- Pediatrics
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prevalence of self reported allergic rhinitis and its relationship with asthma among adult Nigerians.
- The prevalence of bronchial asthma among adults in Ilorin, Nigeria.
- Cryptococcal meningitis in a newly diagnosed AIDS patient: a case report.
- Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infestation in HIV seropositive and seronegative patients in Ilorin, Nigeria.
- The reported preparedness and disposition by students in a Nigerian university towards the use of information technology for medical education.
- Influence of performance status on the risk and outcome of nosocomial pneumonia in the elderly admitted to an open medical ward.
- Smokeless tobacco use in adult Nigerian population.
- Utilisation of spirometry among hospitalised patients with clinical findings of COPD in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.
- Seasonal variation in hospitalisation for respiratory diseases in the tropical rain forest of South Western Nigeria.
- Prevalence of chronic bronchitis and tobacco smoking in some rural communities in Ekiti state, Nigeria.
- Awareness and practice of safety precautions among healthcare workers in the laboratories of two public health facilities in Nigeria.
- General practitioner reported follow-up visits among asthma patients in North Central Nigeria.
- Profile and outcome of unilateral tuberculous lung destruction in Ilorin, Nigeria.
- Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: awareness, knowledge and disposition to screening among healthcare workers in critical care units of a Nigerian hospital.
- Prevalence of cough among adults in an urban community in Nigeria.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Teaches Medical Students and Residents, University of Shreveport, 2004-Present -
Treatments
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Fever
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Pneumonia
- Flu
- Gastroenteritis
- Pain
- Stomach Flu
Internships
- Long Island University in Brooklyn (General Pediatrics)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Articles and Publications
- Has been Published
What do you attribute your success to?
- Faith in God, Diligence, Determination
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