Jide Omeh
Assistant Professor
Jide Omeh
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Hospital Medicine
Administration
Bio
Dr. Demian Jideofor Omeh is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. He is a board-certified internist and academic nocturnist with a strong focus on graduate medical education, quality improvement, and patient safety in high-acuity inpatient settings. Dr. Omeh has held multiple leadership roles in residency education, including Program Director of a Transitional Year Program and Assistant Program Director of an Internal Medicine Residency Program, and is a two-time recipient of the Faculty of the Year Award. His scholarly work spans hospital medicine outcomes, cardiovascular medicine, health systems research, and medical education, with publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations at national meetings. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Certified Physician Advisor.
- DOMEH@augusta.edu
Education
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MBBS, Medicine (MD) University of Nigeria, 2009
Certifications
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FACP American College of Physicians, 2025
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CPHYADV American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, 2025
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PHY State of GA, 2025
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ACL American Heart Association, 2024
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BLS American Hearth Association, 2024
Awards & Honors
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Faculty of the Year Award Internal Medicine Residency Program, Aiken Regional Medical Centers, 2025
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Faculty of the Year Award Internal Medicine Residency Program, Aiken Regional Medical Centers, 2024
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Regina McGinn Memorial Award New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians, 2020
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Best Graduating Student in Medicine University of Nigeria, Faculty of Medicine, 2010
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Best Sportsman University of Nigeria Medical Students Association, 2008
Teaching Interests
Teaching interests include inpatient medicine, bedside teaching, clinical reasoning, graduate medical education, systems-based practice, quality improvement, patient safety, and mentorship of residents and medical students.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- The Clinical Association between Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Myocardial Injury as Measured by Elevated Troponin I Levels, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Restenosis of Stented Coronary Arteries, 2023
Book, Scholarly-Revised - Angiography, 2023
Book, Scholarly-Revised - Presence of Permanent Pacemakers: Implications for Elderly Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal - COVID-19: Racial Disparity and Cardiovascular Comorbidities that Predict Mortality, 2021
Abstract
Research Interests
Clinical and research interests include academic hospital medicine, nocturnal care models, cardiovascular medicine, patient safety, quality improvement, health systems science, and outcomes-based research.