Oluchi Ekenze, MBBS, MS
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neurology




Oluchi Ekenze has over 20 years of well-rounded experience in clinical care, clinical research, and medical education within the healthcare industry, serving at various levels and in diverse capacities in health promotion and clinical research. She is deeply committed to advancing strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

She has trained and mentored medical students and resident doctors in Nigeria, fostering the next generation of medical professionals. Her research interests focus on cerebral small vessel diseases and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, with a particular emphasis on identifying early markers of these conditions and understanding the impact of subclinical vascular brain injury.

With a strong background in Internal Medicine, General Neurology, and Clinical Research, Dr. Ekenze brings extensive competencies in patient care for neurological diseases, scientific data management, research proposal development, and statistical analysis using R. She has also served in multiple leadership capacities, demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Her current research goals include exploring racial, ethnic, and sex-related differences in cerebral small vessel diseases and subclinical vascular brain injury to better inform equitable healthcare approaches.

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  1. Pinheiro A, Ekenze O, Aparicio HJ, Beiser AS, Decarli CS, Demissie S, Seshadri S, Romero JR. Multimarker Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Score and Risk of Incident Dementia in the Framingham Heart Study. Neurology. 2025 Oct 07; 105(7):e214113.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40953349; PMCID: PMC12443037; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214113;
     
  2. Araujo-Contreras R, Pinheiro AA, Ekenze O, Sisto J, Aparicio HJ, Beiser A, Himali JJ, Lioutas V, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Demissie S, Romero JR. Multi-marker cerebral small vessel disease score and risk of incident depression: The Framingham Heart Study. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jan 01; 392:120089.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40848767; DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120089;
     
  3. Ekenze O, Pinheiro A, Beiser AS, Lioutas VA, Aparicio HJ, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Demissie S, Romero JR. Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease and Atrial Fibrillation in Relation to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden. Brain Sci. 2025 Jul 29; 15(8).View Related Profiles. PMID: 40867146; PMCID: PMC12385141; DOI: 10.3390/brainsci15080813;
     
  4. Ekenze O, Seiler S, Pinheiro A, DeCarli C, Parva P, Habes M, Charidimou A, Maillard P, Beiser A, Seshadri S, Demissie S, Romero JR. Relation of MRI visible perivascular spaces with global and regional brain structural connectivity measures: The Framingham Heart Study (FHS). Neurobiol Aging. 2025 Jun; 150:1-8.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40043467; PMCID: PMC11981825; DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2025.02.007;
     
  5. Pinheiro A, Aparicio H, Lioutas V, Beiser A, Ekenze O, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Demissie S, Romero JR. Higher burden of cerebral small vessel disease is associated with risk of incident stroke in community dwelling individuals. medRxiv. 2024 Nov 15.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39606408; PMCID: PMC11601694; DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.13.24317296;
     
  6. Petrea RE, Pinheiro A, Demissie S, Ekenze O, Aparicio HJ, Satizabal CL, Maillard P, DeCarli C, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Lioutas VA, Rafael Romero J. Hypertension Trends and White Matter Brain Injury in the Offspring Framingham Heart Study Cohort. Hypertension. 2024 Jan; 81(1):87-95.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37855140; PMCID: PMC10896002; DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21264;
     
  7. Rodriguez Lara F, Toro AR, Pinheiro A, Demissie S, Ekenze O, Martinez O, Parva P, Charidimou A, Ghosh S, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Habes M, Maillard P, Romero JR. Relation of MRI-Visible Perivascular Spaces and Other MRI Markers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Brain Sci. 2023 Sep 14; 13(9).View Related Profiles. PMID: 37759924; PMCID: PMC10527297; DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13091323;
     
  8. Ekenze O, Pinheiro A, Demissie S, Charidimou A, Beiser AS, Vasan RS, Benjamin EJ, DeCarli C, Seshadri S, Romero JR. Inflammatory biomarkers and MRI visible perivascular spaces: The Framingham Heart Study. Neurobiol Aging. 2023 Jul; 127:12-22.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37018882; PMCID: PMC10198814; DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.03.001;
     
  9. Ekenze O, Pinheiro A, Demissie S, Aparicio HJ, Charidimou A, Beiser AS, Satizabal CL, Kautz T, DeCarli C, Greenberg S, Seshadri S, Romero JR. Association of MRI Visible Perivascular Spaces and Neurofilament Light Chain: The Framingham Heart Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023; 95(3):1133-1145.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37661877; PMCID: PMC11298784; DOI: 10.3233/JAD-221260;
     
  10. Okubadejo NU, Okunoye O, Ojo OO, Arabambi B, Akinyemi RO, Osaigbovo GO, Abubakar SA, Iwuozo EU, Wahab KW, Agabi OP, Agulanna U, Imarhiagbe FA, Abiodun OV, Achoru CO, Adebowale AA, Adeniji O, Akpekpe JE, Ali MW, Ani-Osheku I, Arigbodi O, Balarabe SA, Bello AH, Ekenze OS, Erameh CO, Farombi TH, Fawale MB, Komolafe MA, Nwani PO, Nwazor EO, Nyandaiti Y, Obehighe EE, Obiabo YO, Odeniyi OA, Odiase FE, Ojini FI, Onwuegbuzie GA, Osemwegie N, Oshinaike OO, Otubogun FM, Oyakhire SI, Taiwo FT, Williams UE, Ozomma S, Zubair Y, Hernandez D, Bandres-Ciga S, Blauwendraat C, Singleton A, Houlden H, Hardy J, Rizig M. APOE E4 is associated with impaired self-declared cognition but not disease risk or age of onset in Nigerians with Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2022 Nov 12; 8(1):155. PMID: 36371506
     
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