Dr.Chris Agbo, is MBBS,MRCP,FWACP,MSc,FHEA,FAcadMEd,Consultant Renal and Acute medicine. He is the Clinical Lead, Strategy and Transformation, Acute Kidney Injury services and Simulation lead Hinchingbrooke Hospital North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. Well done!! Please note: To nominate other high achievers of African Descent Worldwide, visit http://www.mipad.org/nominate To become a MIPADian, enroll for Connectology: A Practical Guide to Connect …
Dr Christine Ekechi is the Co-chair, Race Equality Taskforce at the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. She is a health advocate championing the reduction in gender and racial inequalities in healthcare and equally focussed on maternity safety and serves as a member of the Multi-Professional Advisory Panel for Baby Lifeline – a UK charity …
Dr.Corey Forde is the Head of Infection Prevention & Control Department at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital,Barbados. He is an Infectious Disease Physician with primary medical training at The university of the West Indies three campus Mona, Jamaica, St Augustine, Trinidad and Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. His Journey in Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention and control …
Dolapo Afolayan is a Section Chief-Personnel Licensing at the California Department of Public Health. As a California-certified public health microbiologist, she exercises oversight over 65,000 licensed laboratory personnel in the state of California. She also provides guidance on policy, legislation, and regulations impacting statewide laboratory personnel. Her section is responsible for providing oversight over training …
Dr. Katleen Conceição is a Dermatologist who has made a name for herself by specializing in skincare for dark-skinned women. She has headed the Santa Casa de Misericórdia clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she has worked with a number of celebrities. She was inspired to become a dermatologist after seeing the women in …
Ada Okafor serves as General Counsel and Chief Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer for American Board of Surgery. Ada is the first person of color to hold the position and title of General Counsel (GC) in the American Board of Surgery’s 85-year history. As GC, Ada she leads the organization’s legal, compliance, ethics and enterprise …
Affiong Williams is the CEO & Founder of ReelFruit the largest fruit processing, packaging and marketing company in Nigeria. The company, founded in 2012, retails a range of dried fruit and nut snacks through a variety of channels including over 450 Supermarkets, Airlines, Schools, Hotels, and concluding export sales via Amazon.com ReelFruit is an award-winning …
Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is the first African co-chairman of the Global Business Coalition on Health (GBC Health). He is also an investor, banker and philanthropist. As co-founder of the Tengen Family Office, Aig-Imoukhuede oversees a multibillion-dollar business portfolio, while through the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, Aigboje and his wife, Ofovwe, manage a significant financial commitment focused on …
Eyong Ebai is the Executive General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, responsible for GE Healthcare’s operations in 22 markets across West, South and East Africa. Eyong also serves as an Executive Director on the Board of GE International Operations (Nigeria) Ltd & GE South Africa Pty Ltd. Eyong first joined GE Healthcare in 2016 as General …
Dr. Michelle Morse is the Chief Medical Officer, Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness, NYC Health. She is an internal medicine and public health doctor who works to achieve health equity through global solidarity, social medicine and anti-racism education, and activism. She is also an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. In September 2019 …