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CURRICULUM VITAE

Ifunanya Agbim BS, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatrics Gastroenterology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/2004 - 06/2008 Bachelor of Science in Education, Pre-Medical Studies, University of Virginia
08/2008 - 06/2009 Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University
07/2011 - 05/2015 Doctor of Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine
08/2021 - 04/2022 Program for Educators in Health Professions: Harvard Macy Institute, Harvard Medical School

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2015 - 06/2018 Internship and Residency: The Harriet Lane Pediatric Residency Program, Johns Hopkins Hospital
07/2020 - 07/2023 Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital
09/2021 - 05/2022 Fellowship: Education Technology, Boston Children's Hospital

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/2018 - 06/2020 Pediatric Hospitalist,, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Satellite Hospital),, Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital,, Sugar Land, TX
08/2023 - Present Assistant Professor,, Pediatric Gastroenterology,, (Medical College of Wisconsin),, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
2007 - 2013 Summer Course Instructor in Anatomy & Physiology, and Introduction to Biomedical Science,, Center for Talented Youth,, Johns Hopkins University,, Baltimore, MD
09/2009 - 05/2011 Science Teacher in Anatomy & Physiology, Physics, and Microbiology,, Anacostia Senior High School, Washington, DC
07/2015 - 07/2016 Online Course Instructor, Content Expert and Case Developer for the eInvestigators medical virtual course,, Duke University,, Durham, NC

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/2023 - Present Children's WI, 9000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Pediatrics
10/18/2018
None
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
BLS
AHA
06/27/2023
06/2025
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
81636-20
03/08/2023
10/31/2025
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2012 Harvard Catalyst Visiting Research Internship Program Award
2012 Lee A. Gill Research Scholarship Awardee
2013 Student of the Year Award, Howard University College of Medicine
2014 Paul S Leitman Scholar Award, Johns Hopkins Visiting Research Program
2015 - 2016 AAP NCE Travel Grant Awardee
2015 Malcolm X Brown Leadership Award, Howard University College of Medicine
2018 Diversity Award, Johns Hopkins Hospital

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2014 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics, (Member)
2018 - Present Texas Medical Board, (Certified)
2018 - Present American Board of Pediatrics, (General Pediatrics Board Certified)
2020 - Present North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) (Member)

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
08/2011 - 05/2015 President of Education,, Class of 2015, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC
08/2011 - 05/2018 Member,, Student National Medical Association (SNMA), Washington DC
07/2017 - 06/2018 Diversity Council President:, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Residency Program, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
12/2018 - 06/2020 Pediatric Rotation Residency Coordinator,, Memorial Hermann Family Medicine Residency Program, Sugar Land, TX
07/2021 - 07/2023 Resident and Fellowship Section governing council, Massachusetts Medical Society, Boston, MA
01/2022 - 07/2023 The SCRIPT Program,, mentoring program for minority undergraduate pre-health students, Boston, MA

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/2021 - Present Member, Diversity Special Interest Group, NASPHGAN
07/2021 - Present Member, Medical Education Special Interest Group, NASPGHAN
09/2021 - Present Educational board member, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Healthy Children.org GI content editor,, American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston MA
01/2022 - 04/2023 Pediatric GI Subspecialty Milestone Workgroup, ACGME, Chicago, IL

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
"Quantification of Polyphosphate Concentrations in Immortalized HaCat Human Keratinocytes", Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, 04/2009 - 2009
"HIV modulates macrophage Toll-Like receptor (TLR) host defense function", Harvard Catalyst Program Presentation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA, 07/2012 - 2012
"The relationship between obesity measured through waist-height-ratio and high blood pressure in a subset of the population in Fort Liberte Haiti", International Service Learning Program, Howard University Hospital, Washington DC, 10/2014 - 2014
"Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction", Pediatric GI Case Conference Presentation, Johns Hopkin's Hospital Bloomberg's Children's Center, Baltimore MA, 07/2015 - 2015
"Anemia, Obesity, Vaccines, Reflux, Colic", Johns Hopkins Pediatric Residency Program Primary Care Clinic Presentations,, The Harriet Lane Clinic, Baltimore MA, 08/2015 - 03/2018
"6 year old boy with fever, abdominal pain, and emesis", 4/2017. "10 year old female with dark stools", 8/2015., Barton Child's Case Conference, Johns Hopkin's Hospital Bloomberg's Children's Center, Baltimore MD, 08/2015 - 04/2017
"Beyond our Borders: Practicing medicine in third world countries", Pediatric Grand Rounds "Warm Up" Presentation, Johns Hopkin's Hospital, Baltimore MA, 03/2017 - 2017
"Reducing Unnecessary Vitamin D Screening Lab Tests in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting.", Quality Improvement Research Presentation, Johns Hopkin's Hospital Bloomberg's Children's Center, Baltimore MD, 05/2018 - 2018
Bronchiolitis, Asthma, Kawasaki Disease, Acute Gastroenteritis, Dehydration,, Resident Lectures, Family Medicine Residency Program,, Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital, Sugar Land TX, 08/2018 - 07/2020
Elevated LFTs, Neonatal Cholestasis, Upper GI Tract Disorders, Children's Multivitamins, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Vitamin D deficiency,, Resident and Fellow Lectures and presentation:, Boston Children's Hospital, 07/2020 - 07/2021
Longwood combined conference with Beth Israel Deaconess and Brigham and Women's GI faculty, 9/2020, 12/2020, 3/2021, 11/2021, Boston Children's Hospital, 09/2020 - 11/2021
Journal Club Moderator Inpatient Pediatric Coordinator, Memorial Hermann Family Medicine Residency Program, Sugar Land TX
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
01/2024 - Present Catherine Nguyen, M1 Climb 2 Clinical Experience, Medical College of WI
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2011 - Present Science Department Chair, Anacostia Senior High School, Washington DC
01/2014 - 06/2015 Student Mentor: Mentoring in Medicine, Washington DC
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Bernard MA, Han X, Inderbitzin S, Agbim I, Zhao H, et al. (2014) HIV-Derived ssRNA Binds to TLR8 to Induce Inflammation-Driven Macrophage Foam Cell Formation. PLOS ONE 9(8): e104039. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104039