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'''Oladipo Ayodeji "Ladi" Kukoyi''' (born in Lagos, Nigeria) is the executive director of [[Birmingham VA Medical Center|Birmingham VA Health Care System]] (BVAHCS).
'''Oladipo Ayodeji "Ladi" Kukoyi''' (born in Lagos, Nigeria) is the executive director of [[Birmingham VA Medical Center|Birmingham VA Health Care System]] (BVAHCS) and a clinical professor at the [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine]]'s [[UAB Department of Psychiatry|Department of Psychiatry]] and [[UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine|Department of Family and Community Medicine]].


Kukoyi began his training at the University of Lagos College of Medicine in Nigeria, and then came to [[Birmingham]] in [[1995]] to complete his M.D. with a specialty in family medicine and psychology. He graduated from the [[UAB School of Medicine]] in [[1999]].
Kukoyi began his training at the University of Lagos College of Medicine in Nigeria, earning a masters in clinical investigation with research in the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy. He came to [[Birmingham]] in [[1995]] to complete his M.D. with a specialty in family medicine and psychiatry. He graduated from the School of Medicine in [[1999]] and went on to complete a residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Ames, Iowa in [[2004]].


<!--Dr. Kukoyi has been serving as the Interim Executive Director of BVAHCS since May 2021, and prior to that was the Chief of Staff. During his time with VISN 7 he has served at the Augusta and Columbia VA Medical Centers. He served as acting Chief Medical Officer for VISN 7 October 2019 to March 2020, and prior to his time with VISN 7 he was the Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in California from September 2007 to January 2013. Dr. Kukoyi is board certified in Psychiatry and Family Medicine. He currently holds academic appointments as a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Kukoyi has expertise in psychosomatic medicine and in treating a wide array of psychiatric conditions and has a research interest in the interface between psychiatric and medical conditions. He is well-published in this field. Dr. Kukoyi has a Masters in Clinical Investigation and has pursued research in the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy and has been recognized for his teaching and mentoring excellence of trainees. He is a 2012 graduate of the Health Care Leadership Development Program (HCLDP), a 2017 Federal Executive Institute (FEI) graduate and a VHA Certified Mentor.-->
From September [[2007]] to January [[2013]] Kukoyi was medical director of inpatient psychiatry at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in Sacramento, California. He then joined the Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (the VA Southeast Network), working as chief of mental health at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center Columbia, South Carolina and as deputy chief of staff for the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia in July [[2014]]. He was promoted to chief of staff a year later. He was named acting Chief Medical Officer for all of VISN 7 from October [[2019]] to March [[2020]]. He was named interim executive director of the Birmingham VA Medical Center after [[Stacy Vasquez]] left in May [[2021]], and tapped for the full-time position in October of that year.
 
==References==
* Brown, Wesley (July 21, 2015) "Augusta VA Medical Center promotes interim chief of staff to permanent one." ''Augusta Chronicle''
* Broussard, Ryan (Fall 2017) "[https://issuu.com/uabsom/docs/uabmagazine-fall17 Hail to the Chief: School of medicine alumnus takes chief of staff reins at BVAMC]" ''UAB Magazine'' Vol. 43, No. 2, p. 31
* Patchen, Tyler (October 4, 2021) "Birmingham VA names new executive director." {{BBJ}}


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Latest revision as of 10:13, 23 February 2023

Oladipo Ayodeji "Ladi" Kukoyi (born in Lagos, Nigeria) is the executive director of Birmingham VA Health Care System (BVAHCS) and a clinical professor at the UAB Heersink School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Department of Family and Community Medicine.

Kukoyi began his training at the University of Lagos College of Medicine in Nigeria, earning a masters in clinical investigation with research in the neuropsychiatry of epilepsy. He came to Birmingham in 1995 to complete his M.D. with a specialty in family medicine and psychiatry. He graduated from the School of Medicine in 1999 and went on to complete a residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Ames, Iowa in 2004.

From September 2007 to January 2013 Kukoyi was medical director of inpatient psychiatry at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in Sacramento, California. He then joined the Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (the VA Southeast Network), working as chief of mental health at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center Columbia, South Carolina and as deputy chief of staff for the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia in July 2014. He was promoted to chief of staff a year later. He was named acting Chief Medical Officer for all of VISN 7 from October 2019 to March 2020. He was named interim executive director of the Birmingham VA Medical Center after Stacy Vasquez left in May 2021, and tapped for the full-time position in October of that year.

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