Ayodele Olajide Falase

Ayodele Olajide Falase (born 4 January 1944) is a Nigerian cardiologist and academic. He is a former vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan. He served as a WHO Expert committee member on cardiopathies and on a WHO expert panel on cardiovascular disease. Professor Ayodele Falase got the Honorary fellowship award at the University of Ibadan 71st founder's day held in 2019.

Early life Ayodele was born on 4 January 1944 in the village of Erin-Oke, Oriade local government of Osun state, Nigeria.

Ayodele completed his education in the following schools: He was awarded the Nigerian National Merit Award in 2005 and currently one of the four Emeritus Professors at the Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan. An Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis in the Tropics, a popular clinical clerkship book among Nigerian clinical medical students was first published by him in 1986.

Research Ayodele's publications include subjects on: Cardiomyopathy Peripartum heart disease Infectious and dilated cardiomyopathy Hypertension Heart failure Ischaemic Heart disease Congenital heart diseases

Books The human heart fountain of life: inaugural lecture delivered on Tuesday 27 January 1981

An introduction to clinical diagnosis in the tropics(1986)

Cardiovascular disease(1987)