Dr. Dike Ojji, MBBS
Not yet claimedInternal medicine doctor, Cardiologist, Heart failure specialist, Preventive cardiologist, Hypertension specialist · Physician (MBBS / international)
Gwagwalada, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
Professor of Medicine and Preventive Cardiology at the University of Abuja and Honorary Consultant Physician/Cardiologist at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, where he heads the Cardiovascular Research Unit. Led the CREOLE hypertension trial across six sub-Saharan African countries and directs multiple NIH/NHLBI-funded studies.
About Dr. Dike Ojji, MBBS
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Dike Bevis Ojji is a cardiologist and internal medicine doctor based in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. He is an Honorary Consultant Physician and Cardiologist at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and a faculty member in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Abuja.
He trained in medicine at the University of Ibadan and did postgraduate training in internal medicine and cardiology at University College Hospital, Ibadan, and at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Australia. He holds a PhD in cardiovascular medicine from the University of Cape Town and is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the European Society of Cardiology, and the Nigerian Cardiac Society.
Much of his public work is in high blood pressure research. He was first author of the CREOLE trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2019, which compared two-drug blood pressure treatments in 728 Black patients across six African countries. He has also published on sex differences in blood pressure medicine response and on adding hypertension care to Nigeria's primary healthcare system, and he co-authored a Pan-African Society of Cardiology roadmap on improving blood pressure control in Africa.
He leads the Cardiovascular Research Unit at the University of Abuja and its teaching hospital, and serves as Deputy Director of both the Centre for Undergraduate Research and the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training at the University of Abuja.
- Consultant cardiologist in Abuja
- He is an Honorary Consultant Physician and Cardiologist at University of Abuja Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada and a faculty member at the University of Abuja College of Health Sciences. health.uct.ac.za
- Training and fellowships
- Medical school at the University of Ibadan, cardiology training in Ibadan and Brisbane, Australia, and a PhD in cardiovascular medicine from the University of Cape Town. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians, American College of Physicians, European Society of Cardiology, and Nigerian Cardiac Society. esc365.escardio.org
- Lead author of CREOLE trial
- He was first author of a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study comparing two-drug blood pressure treatments in Black African patients. nejm.org
- Trial spanned six countries
- The CREOLE trial enrolled 728 Black patients in Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda, and was presented at the American College of Cardiology 2019 meeting. cardiovascularbusiness.com
- Hypertension care in primary clinics
- He was senior author of a 2024 European Heart Journal report on building hypertension treatment into Nigeria's primary healthcare system. doi.org
- Africa blood pressure roadmap
- He co-authored the Pan-African Society of Cardiology roadmap aimed at reaching 25% hypertension control in Africa by 2025. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Research leadership roles
- He is Lead Investigator of the Cardiovascular Research Unit at the University of Abuja and its teaching hospital, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Undergraduate Research and of the Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training. health.uct.ac.za
- Journal editor role
- A course provider listing describes him as Editor-in-Chief of the New Nigerian Journal of Clinical Research. ces.edu.gh
- Research on sex differences
- A 2022 follow-up analysis of the CREOLE trial in the American Journal of Hypertension looked at how men and women responded differently to blood pressure drugs. doi.org
Worth knowing
- His Nigerian medical licence and registration status with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria was not checked during this research, so it is not confirmed here. health.uct.ac.za
- Public profiles list different academic titles. A University of Cape Town research portal lists him as a Senior Lecturer, while one Google Scholar profile says Professor of Medicine and Preventive Cardiology and a second Google Scholar profile under the same name says Associate Professor. It is not clear which listing is current. eraonline.uct.ac.za
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Practice location
University of Abuja Teaching Hospital
University of Abuja Teaching Hospital
Gwagwalada, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria
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