Research Interest

Dr. Olafiranye has a broad background in clinical research, with specific training in translational and health disparity research. His early research work was focused on characterizing measures of vascular/endothelial function, arterial wave reflection, and subclinical atherosclerosis as surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease, particularly in racial/ethnic minority populations. As an interventional cardiologist and a scholar of NIH/NHLBI program for emergency care research, his current research interests revolve around understanding ischemia-reperfusion injury and mechanism of protection by remote ischemic conditioning. This research focuses on: 1) understanding ischemia-reperfusion injury in the heart and the kidney in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease; 2) understanding the mechanisms by which remote ischemic conditioning mitigate myocardial ischemia and contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention; and 3) use of remote ischemic conditioning as a model for personized application of emerging therapies to reduce cardiovascular disease adverse outcomes across racial groups. Dr. Olafiranye have more than 40 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and abstract presentations at national and internationational conferences, including over 20 first or senior authorship manuscripts.

Clinical Interest

Dr. Olafiranye has a special interest in the care of patients with coronary artery disease using the latest medical and interventional therapies.

Educational Interest

Dr. Olafiranye has a special interest in basics of acute coronary syndromes including emerging medical and interventional therapies for this condition.