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Ayòbámi Olúfadéjì, MD, MBA, is an Ivy League educated and board-certified emergency medicine physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he also serves as Associate Director of Ambulatory Emergency Medicine. Dr. Olúfadéjì is passionate about improving healthcare access for medically underserved populations, and is driven to leverage new technologies in the chronic management of diseases and redesign of emergency care delivery. He has extensive entrepreneurial leadership experience as Co-Founder of Digital Health Nigeria, Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Athari Fund, and Founder of WeBelieve Health. Dr. Olúfadéjì was a founding member of BIDMC’s Residency Diversity Committee, and currently serves as a faculty advisor for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine.

Experienced Social Worker and Therapist with a demonstrated history of working in hospitals, mental health care outpatient and social services/social work settings. Many years of Child Welfare experience. Skilled in Report Writing, Suicide Risk Assessment, Violence Risk Assessment, Counseling Psychology, Mental Health and Psychosocial Assessment, Casework, Crisis Intervention, Case Management and Home Visits. Strong healthcare services and social services professional with a Doctor of Philosophy – PhD focused in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

I am Dr. Erkeda DeRouen (pronounced Er-key-dah De-row-in). I love working to inspire people to be their best selves through one on one interactions, podcasting, and speaking engagements.  I am a triple board certified healthcare technology subject matter expert. Consulting and executive coaching is what I do. Set up an intro call to explore your needs. I also LOVE speaking on topics that will enrich the mind and provoke change. I specialize in crafting conversations that address a variety of topics ranging from healthtech, health equity, diversity in medicine, and many other hot topics.

There are a lot of embarrassing health questions that have a lot of stigma and taboo that are acting as a barrier for patients to really seek the healthcare that they need. And despite having insurance or resources, sometimes that stigma is enough for that patient to not feel comfortable sharing.