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Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, DrPH
Associate Director
Occupational Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor,
Occupational & Environmental Medicine


Department of Family and Community Medicine

Office (615) 327-6782
Direct (615) 963-3099
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard
George Hubbard Hospital (Old Hospital)
3rd Floor
Nashville, TN  37208

maliyu@mmc.edu

muktar.aliyu@vanderbilt.edu

CV or Bio (PDF)

 
Professional Education

1994  MBBS, Medicine and Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
2002  MPH, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, George Washington University, Washington, DC
2005  DrPH, Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2008  Medical Residency, Occupational Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
2009  Fellowship, Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

 
Research Interests

Health effects of environmental toxins (e.g., PCBs, lead, etc), birth outcomes associated with lifestyle choices (alcohol, smoking, sedentary lifestyles), global health, infectious diseases of public health significance (HIV/AIDS, TB).

 
Selected Publications

Iliyasu Z, Abubakar IS, Galadanci HS, Aliyu MH. Birth preparedness, complication readiness and fathers' participation in maternity care in a northern Nigerian community. African Journal of Reproductive Health.  2010 Mar;14(1):21-32.
Iliyasu Z, Abubakar IS, Babashani M, Aliyu MH. Post diagnosis reaction, perceived stigma and sexual behavior of HIV/AIDS patients attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, northern Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Medicine, in press.

Iliyasu Z, Abubakar IS, Aliyu MH. Sexual and reproductive health communication between
mothers and their adolescent daughters in a northern Nigerian community. Health Care for
Women International. In press. Revised: 02/11/10

Aliyu MH, Iliyasu Z, Abubakar IS, Varkey P. The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria: Progress,
Problems and Prospects. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. In press.

Iliyasu Z, Abubakar IS, Aliyu MH, Galadanci HS. Cervical cancer risk perception and Human
Papilloma Virus vaccine acceptance among female undergraduates in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2010;30(8):857-62.