Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi, MD, OD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology with tenure at the University of Rochester, New York  and the McPherson Eye Research Institute’s Retina Research Foundation Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell Professor. 

Dr .Olachi Mezu-Ndubuisi is a neonatologist, licensed optometrist, and physician-scientist. She cares for fragile premature and critically ill infants, and supports their families during their most vulnerable times in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Dr. Mezu-Ndubuisi has established a unique research niche in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and the effects of oxidative stress on developing organs of the lungs, kidneys, gut, and brain using bench to bedside translational research. She is actively involved in global health and community health education, and training of health care professionals.

Dr. Mezu-Ndubuisi has over 22 academic research publications, including four book chapters. She is committed to an integrated career path of research, teaching, and service.

Credentials

Education

2003
MD | Ross University School of Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

03/01/2011 – 11/01/2013
Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at University of Illinois College of Medicine-Chicago

07/01/2006 – 05/13/2008
Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at University of Maryland Medical Center

07/01/2004 – 06/30/2006
Residency in Pediatrics at Louisiana State University-Shreveport 

07/01/2003 – 06/30/2004
Internship in Pediatrics at Louisiana State University-Shreveport