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photo Fadeke Akanbi, MD

General Internal Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Email: akanbif@upmc.edu

Phone: 412-692-4882

Contact
Office: UPMC Montefiore
200 Lothrop Street, 933 West MUH
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-4882
Fax: 412-692-4555
E-mail: akanbif@upmc.edu
Education and Training
Education
BS, Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 1989
MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2002
Training
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA), 2006
Research Interest
Recent Presentations:

What Goes Up Sometimes Comes Down. Poster. National SGIM Meeting, April 2006 (Los Angeles, CA). Authors: F. Akanbi, E. Anish

A Swollen Scrotum and Yellow Eyes: Can Occam's Razor be Applied. Poster. National SGIM Meeting, April 2006 (Los Angeles, CA). Authors: F. Akanbi, E. Anish
Clinical Interest
Dr. Akanbi is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine and staff hospitalist in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine. She attended medical school at Drexel University before completing a residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at UPMC. Before joining the University of Pittsburgh faculty in 2006, she worked as a hospital pharmacist in Oregon. She rejoined the faculty in 2011 as a nocturnist and currently serves as a faculty preceptor for internal medicine residents completing their night float rotation. Dr. Akanbi has clinical and research interests in cardiology, with several presentations on the topic. She maintains professional society memberships in the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Publications
For my complete bibliography, Click Here.
Selected Publications:
Norris, MD, Webb, G, Drotar, D, Lisec, A, Pratt, J, King, E, Akanbi, F, Marino, BS. Prevalence and patterns of retention in cardiac care in young adults with congenital heart disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2013; 163(3): 902-4.
Notable Achievements
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
Member, Society of General Internal Medicine