Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Education:
Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, 2023, Children's National Hospital
Pediatrics Residency, 2020, Boston Children's Hospital
M.D., School of Medicine, 2017, Tufts University
M.A., Medical Sciences, 2013, Boston University
B.A., Psychology and Spanish, 2011, Dartmouth College
Languages Spoken: Spanish
Biography
Dr. Akagbosu a board-certified pediatrician and current fellow in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at Children’s National Hospital (CNH) pursuing triple board certification in obesity medicine as well as pediatric gastroenterology. Her long-term research interests involve studying the pathophysiology of obesity, with a focus on discerning the molecular mechanisms that regulate obesity such as the gut microbiome. She is currently studying the gut microbiota of children and adolescents undergoing bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, before and after sleeve gastrectomy, with the long-term goal of developing microbiome-based therapeutics to treat childhood obesity.