My goal is to deliver quality, evidence-based and compassionate care to patients across all ages, ensuring that they achieve the best possible outcomes with the dignity they deserve. In addition, I am devoted to educating future healthcare professionals and facilitating initiatives aimed at increasing medical resources in underserved communities.
About Matilda O. Ogundare, MD
Matilda O. Ogundare, MD, is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Phoenix Children's.
Dr. Ogundare earned her bachelor's degree from Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia, and her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. She completed her residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University - University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center / Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland Ohio.
Dr. Ogundare completed dual fellowships in pediatric infectious diseases at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and in adult infectious diseases at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland. In addition, Dr. Ogundare holds a Master of Public Health with a focus on infectious diseases from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
Dr. Ogundare is quadruple board certified in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases by the American Board of Pediatrics, as well as in internal medicine and adult infectious diseases by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.
Committed to clinical research, Dr. Ogundare has contributed to basic research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), focusing on various infectious disease pathogens. She also engaged in clinical and population-based research through the Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship (ICRF). Her current research focuses on preventing infectious diseases, particularly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), in all age groups.
Dr. Ogundare's commitment to medicine and public health is influenced by her experience living in West Africa, where she witnessed significant health disparities and the consequences of limited access to medical care. These pivotal experiences motivated her to pursue a medical career where she could focus on improving local and global health outcomes.
In her free time, Dr. Ogundare enjoys spending quality time with her family, friends and community while appreciating the beauty of nature.
Medical School / Education
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Residency
(Internal Medicine, Pediatrics) Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center / Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship
(Pediatric Infectious Diseases) Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
(Adult Infectious Diseases) Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Internal Medicine, Subspecialty- Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
Pediatrics, Subspecialty- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
American Board of Pediatrics
Professional Affiliations
Member, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Member, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Ankita P. Desai, Blanca E. Gonzalez, Peter P.C. Lim, Matilda Olajumoke Ogundare. HIV section: Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal 12th Edition- Perinatal Medicine, Chapter 52: Viral Infections in the Neonate.
Ogundare MO, Allan F, Desai AP, Dirajlal-Fargo S, Minich NM, Gripshover BM. Integrating HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Education During Medical Residency: Training Outcomes and Suggestions for Learning Effectiveness. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023 Jan-Dec;14:21501319231207313. doi: 10.1177/21501319231207313. PMID: 37933559.
Salunke S, Shah V, Ostbye T, Gandhi A, Phalgune D, Ogundare MO, Sable V. Prevalence of dental caries, oral health awareness and treatment-seeking behavior of the elderly population in rural Maharashtra. Indian J Dent Res. 2019 May-Jun;30(3):332-336.
Ostbye T, Clancy S, Stankevitz K, Malhotra R, Ogundare O, Shah V, Pati S, Boddicker-Young P, Maselko J. Generativity Among Elderly in a Rural Area of Maharashtra, India: Correlates and Relationship with Quality of Life Approved. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2018 Apr;30(3):276-285. doi: 10.1177/1010539518772191. PMID: 29865862.
Ogundare Olajumoke, Shah Vinod, Salunke Subhash, Malhotra, Rahul, Pati Sanghamitra, Karmarkar Ankita, Gandhi Vaidehee, Shukla Sharvari, Stroo Marissa, Jadhav Sameer, Meena Vishnu, Maselko Joanna, Ostbye Truls. (2017). Fifteen Dimensions of Health and their Associations with Quality of Life among Elderly in Rural Villages in Maharashtra, (India). Indian Journal of Gerontology. Vol. 31, 1-19.
Nawaz F1, Cicala C, Van Ryk D, Block KE, Jelicic K, McNally JP, Ogundare O, Pascuccio M, Patel N, Wei D, Fauci AS, Arthos J. The Genotype of Early-Transmitting HIV gp120s Promotes a4b7 -Reactivity, Revealing a4b7+/CD4+ T cells As Key Targets in Mucosal Transmission. PLoS Pathogens. 2011 Feb;7(2):e1001301. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001301.
Sturdevant DE1, Virtaneva K, Martens C, Bozinov D, Ogundare O, Castro N, Kanakabandi K, Beare PA, Omsland A, Carlson JH, Kennedy AD, Heinzen RA, Celli J, Greenberg DE, DeLeo FR, Porcella SF. Host-Microbe Interaction Systems Biology: Lifecycle Transcriptomics and Comparative Genomics. Future Microbiology. 2010 Feb;5(2):205-19. doi: 10.2217/fmb.09.125.
