Ajibike Lapite, MD, MPHTM
- Cancer and Blood Disorders
Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine
Office location:
Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Ajibike Lapite, MD, MPHTM
A number of personal experiences made clear to Dr. Ajibike Lapite that geography dictates patient outcomes and that patient advocacy and clinical care are inextricable. Dr. Lapite has since pursued a career at the intersection of hematology/oncology and global health which informed her undergraduate and graduate school coursework. She received an undergraduate degree in molecular biology & global health and health policy at Princeton University. She subsequently completed a four-year combined MD/MPHTM (Master’s in public health and Tropical Medicine) at Tulane University. Her MPHTM capstone project on reducing cervical cancer burden in Nigeria ultimately earned the Outstanding Student in Tropical Medicine MPHTM-Clinical Program Award.
Dr. Lapite completed her pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). As a resident, she co-lead CHOP's health policy research team and completed AAP funded work that was presented at national conferences and published. Prior to fellowship, she spent one year at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center as a bone marrow transplant staff physician; this experience significantly shaped her research mission to optimize outcomes after curative therapy for children with blood disorders.
She cares for children with a wide-range of hematology disorders and studies clonal hematopoiesis, a risk factor for poor outcomes after hematopoietic stem cell transplant. She aims to translate her research to improve care for children with blood disorders in Houston and worldwide.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Residency | Pediatrics | 2021 |
| Tulane University School of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2018 |
| Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine | Medical School | Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | 2018 |
| Princeton University | Bachelors | Bachelor of Arts, Molecular Biology & Global Health and Health Policy | 2014 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | Member |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | Member |
| American Society of Hematology (ASH) | Member |
| American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) | Member |
| Children's Oncology Group (COG) | Member |
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics
Honors and awards
- 2025
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Trainee Excellence Award, The Academy of Resident and Fellow Educators
- 2025
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Emerging Investigator, National Medical Fellowships
- 2024
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Hematology Inclusion Pathway Fellow Award, American Society of Hematology (ASH)
- 2024
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Problem Case Conference Excellence Award, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center
- 2018
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Outstanding Student in Tropical Medicine MPHTM - Clinical Program Award
- 2024
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Pediatrics SOPT Monthly Feature Annual Essay Competition Finalist – 2nd Place
- 2024
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Fellow Recognition Award for the Problem Case Conference Series, Texas Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- 2024
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People’s Choice Poster Award, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Quality and Safety Conference, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center
- 2023
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AAP SOPT Clinical Case Competition Finalist at the AAP National Conference, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2021
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American Academy of Pediatrics Advocacy Conference Scholarship Awardee, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2018
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AAAS/Science for Excellence in Science, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
- 2018
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Greater New Orleans Pediatric Society Herbert Rothschild M.D. Award, Tulane University School of Medicine
- 2018
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Outstanding Student in Tropical Medicine MPHTM - Clinical Program Award, Tulane University School of Public Health
- 2017
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Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest Finalist, Gold Foundation
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