Muideen Olaiya

Muideen is a Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead at the Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health. He is an epidemiologist and health services researcher, with expertise in clinical trials, biostatistics, research methods, data linkage, and big data analytics. His research focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating systems for cardiovascular disease surveillance and chronic disease management in primary care, with a particular emphasis on rural and resource-limited settings.

He holds a PhD in Epidemiology from Monash University (Australia) and a Master of Public Health (Epidemiology and Applied Statistics) from Taipei Medical University (Taiwan). He was awarded the prestigious National Institutes of Health (Unites States) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017 to 2020), where he developed advanced expertise in chronic disease surveillance and prevention among Indigenous communities in the southwestern United States.

Muideen is an emerging leader in chronic disease surveillance and management, particularly in the field of cardiovascular disease and stroke. He co-leads the analysis and reporting of the Global Stroke Statistics, and serves as a sectional co-lead for the World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission on Stroke (see video). His research has contributed to informing global policies and practice in stroke prevention, care, and health system planning.

He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles, including over 25 as first or senior author, in leading journals such as The Lancet Neurology, Neurology, Medical Journal of Australia, and Diabetes. He has secured more than $2.3 million in competitive research funding and fellowships. In addition, he serves as an Editor and Statistical Reviewer for leading journals, including Neuroepidemiology and Stroke (American Heart Association).