Ogugua Ndili (Ndili) Obi MD MPH, MSc (Epid), FCCP (She/Her)

Critical Care Medicine, Interstitial Lung Diseases

Physician

2100 Stantonsburg RdGreenville, NC 27834
Phone+1 252-847-1600
Fax+1 252-744-1115

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Summary

Dr. Ogugua (Ndili) Obi is a pulmonologist and Associate Professor of Medicine based in Greenville, NC, with subspecialties in Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine. She completed her medical residency and fellowship at ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina University. Dr. Obi also holds an MPH and MSc in Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. Currently a physician at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, she has expertise in pulmonary and extra pulmonary sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory failure, and critical and intensive care medicine. She has published multiple articles on sarcoidosis in reputable journals and has conducted clinical trials on esophageal balloon-guided weaning from mechanical ventilation. Dr. Obi received the North Carolina Dogwood Award in 2020, the American Association of sarcoidosis and other granulomatous disease (AASOG) emerging leader award in 2024, several teaching awards, and the Patient Choice Award as a top performing physician in 2025.

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Education & Training

ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2013 - 2016
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMSc, Epidemiology, 2002 - 2003
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMPH, Quantitative and Research Methods, 2001 - 2002
University of IbadanClass of 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2003 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

North Carolina Dogwood Award 2020

Clinical Trials

Esophageal Balloon Guided Weaning of the Morbidly Obese Patient
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Incidence of New Comorbidities After Steroid Use in Patients With Sarcoidosis: An International Cross-Sectional Survey.
Logan J Harper, Robert P Baughman, Elyse E Lower, Francesco Bonella, Jeanette Boyd
Chest. 2026-05-01
Patterns and trends in sarcoidosis: an epidemiological perspective.
Ogugua N Obi, Elizabeth V Arkema, Yvette C Cozier
Current Opinion in Immunology. 2026-04-01
5 citations
Multidisciplinary strategies and new technologies in the management of sarcoidosis.
Claudio Tana, Marjolein Drent, Ogugua Ndili Obi, Francesco Cinetto, Nicol Bernardinello
European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2026-02-01

Journal Articles

Sarcoidosis Mortality in North Carolina: Role of Region, Race, and Other Sociodemographic Variables. North Carolina Medical Journal. 2024;85(4). doi:10.18043/001c.118578
Wambui D, Kearney G, O’Brien K, Iverson G, Obi ON., North Carolina Medical Journal (NCMJ), 6/5/2024

Books/Book Chapters

Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine
Chapter: Sarcoidosis
Page 381 - 431Obi ON, Baughman RPEditors: Sam M. James.Elsevier Ltd. Academic PressEdition 2nd,2022
A Clinical Manual of Sarcoidosis
Chapter: Imaging in Sarcoidosis – Lung, Cardiac, Neuroimaging and Others (Chapter 10)
Page 195 - 282Obi ON, Marcu CB, Sayers R, Sankhyan P, Tijani SM, Begelman KEditors: Vikas Pathak and Shambhu Aryal.Nova Science Publishers2022
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sarcoidosis
Chapter: Updates on Therapeutic Drug Trials and Treatment Approaches
Obi ON, Saketkoo LA, Russell AM, Baughman RP.Editors: Ying Zhou, Florence Jeny, Robert P. Baughman.Frontiers eBook. 2023

Press Mentions

North Carolina Dogwood AwardDecember 28th, 2020
"Don't Become a Statistic:" Get Vaccinated as Delta Variant SpreadsSeptember 1st, 2021
VMC recognizes Dr ObiDecember 28th, 2020