Elizabeth Ofili

Elizabeth Odilile Ofili (born 1956) is a Nigerian-American physician and cardiology researcher. She was the first woman to become president of the Association of Black Cardiologists.

Early life and education Ofili was born and raised in Nigeria, and attended Ahmadu Bello University for medical school. She moved to the United States in 1982 and earned a master's of public health from Johns Hopkins University in 1983. She completed her postgraduate education in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Honors and awards Young Investigator Research Award, American Society of Echocardiography and Mallinckrodt Cardiology (1993) Top 25 Black Female Doctors, Heart and Soul (1997) Center of Clinical Research Excellence Award, National Institutes of Health (1999) President, Association of Black Cardiologists (2000-2002) Board of Trustees, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Board of Trustees, Pfizer Women's Health Initiative Daniel Savage Memorial Science Award, Association of Black Cardiologists Board of Directors, National Space Biomedical Research Institute Advisory Board, National Clinical Center