Dean and Professor
University Of Kansas Medical Center
Abiodun Akinwuntan, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, MIH, FASAHP, FACRM, FAMedS, received his bachelor's degree from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos in 1994, a master's degree and a doctoral degree in neurological rehabilitation from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) in Belgium, in 2000 and 2004 respectively. He earned a postgraduate certificate in teaching and learning in higher education from the University of East London, England in 2005, and a master's degree in public health in 2012 followed by a master's degree in business administration in 2015 from Augusta University, Ga. He recently completed a Master of International Health from the Institute of International Medicine in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Akinwuntan is a world-leading authority on the use of virtual-reality technologies to improve daily living activities in neurologically impaired persons. He has collaborated on several funded grants totaling more than $15 million. He is a recipient of the prestigious United States Fulbright Scholarship to Nigeria in 2013, a Fulbright Specialist Award to Iceland in 2016, and a Fulbright Specialist Award to South Africa in 2023. He is a Fellow of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, Fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria. Dr. Akinwuntan currently serves on the board of directors of three professional organizations.
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