Dr. Bashirat Lola Giwa

Consultant Infectious Diseases

LANGUAGES:

English

QUALIFICATION:

-American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification in Infectious Disease

-American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification in Internal Medicine

-Fellowship of the American College of Physicians (FACP)

-Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University of Maiduguri College of Medical Sciences, Nigeria

-Master of Science in Public Health, University of London (MSPH)

-Diploma of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (DLSHTM)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

-20 years+ clinical experience across 3 countries in 3 continents (Nigeria, United Kingdom and United States of America

-5 years+ attending infectious disease physician experience following completion of infectious disease fellowship training

-Teaching experience with internal medicine residents, pharmacy residents, medical students, nurses and nursing students

-Worked for WellSpan Health, a large award-winning integrated health system including 7 hospitals and numerous outpatient facilities, serving communities in central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland

-Certificate in recognition of outstanding performance 2012-2013, Howard University Hospital, Washington DC

-1st place poster presentation, Early career physician e-poster competition, ACP Pennsylvania Chapter Annual Meeting 2017

- Travel grant award for ID week/IDSA conference 2017

- Member, infectious Diseases Society of America; Member, HIV Medicine Association; Member, Pennsylvania Medical Society; Member, Lancaster City and County Medical Society

INTERESTS:

Antimicrobial stewardship

MRSA Infections

Endocarditis

Skin and soft tissue infections

Tropical diseases