Dr. Folake Kofo Idowu
MD, MPH
Dr. Folake Kofo-Idowu is an infectious diseases consultant, Double Board certified by the American Board of Internal medicine and medical specialties . She began her career with a medical education from Lagos State University before proceeding to complete a residency in internal medicine at the University of Maryland. Dr. Kofo-Idowu furthered to obtain a fellowship in infectious disease from the Medical College of Georgia and additional Masters of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. She has over 15 years of clinical medicine experience from both Nigeria and the United States.
Previously, Dr. Folake worked as Assistant Professor at Medical College of Georgia and at the NIAID as a Medical Officer in the Division of AIDS (DAIDS), managing groundbreaking HIV and hepatitis research.
Presently, she works as a locums physician serving multiple health systems across the US, She is the CEO of IYEWO, a Primary Care start up in Lagos, and concurrently the Executive Director for Amal Outreach an non profit that facilitates access to healthcare and underserved community development. She is passionate about expanding health access and coverage as well as localizing global advancements for local development.
TOPIC: "Navigating Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Infections: From Antibiotic Stewardship to Innovative Therapies"