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HRH Oba (Dr.) Omoniyi Yakubu Adebisi
MBChB, MD, CCFP(OSS), FCFPC, FAAFP
Medicine / Physician / Medical Doctor
Consultant/Attending Physician
Douglasville, Georgia, United States of America
Professional Biography
HRH Oba (Dr.) Omoniyi Yakubu Adebisi, MBChB, MD, CCFP(OSS), FCFPC, FAAFP, is a Nigerian-Canadian-American family physician, academic, humanitarian and community leader with advanced expertise in surgical obstetrics, emergency medicine and comprehensive rural medical care. He is the Onikoka of Koka–Ogbonse, Osogbo.
A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Adebisi completed his Family Medicine residency at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by advanced training in women’s health and obstetrics at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, and further faculty-development and surgical obstetrics training in the United States.
He practices in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, where he serves as Medical Director of Medics Clinic and provides comprehensive family medicine, emergency and obstetrical care. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine.
His professional leadership includes service as President of the Central Zone Medical Staff Association in Alberta. His career has also included international humanitarian service during the Liberian civil-war period and the establishment of the Save Nigerian Mothers Initiative (SANMINIT), supporting maternal and neonatal health, medical missions and healthcare-professional training.
His professional and community interests include medical education, healthcare capacity building, maternal health, community development, preservation of Osogbo’s history and heritage, and strengthening collaboration among Osogbo professionals at home and throughout the diaspora.
A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Dr. Adebisi completed his Family Medicine residency at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by advanced training in women’s health and obstetrics at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, and further faculty-development and surgical obstetrics training in the United States.
He practices in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, where he serves as Medical Director of Medics Clinic and provides comprehensive family medicine, emergency and obstetrical care. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine.
His professional leadership includes service as President of the Central Zone Medical Staff Association in Alberta. His career has also included international humanitarian service during the Liberian civil-war period and the establishment of the Save Nigerian Mothers Initiative (SANMINIT), supporting maternal and neonatal health, medical missions and healthcare-professional training.
His professional and community interests include medical education, healthcare capacity building, maternal health, community development, preservation of Osogbo’s history and heritage, and strengthening collaboration among Osogbo professionals at home and throughout the diaspora.
Professional Information
- Academic Discipline:
- Medicine and Surgery
- Field of Study:
- Family Medicine and Obstetrics
Education & Professional Training
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
Medicine and Surgery
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Family Medicine Residency
Family Medicine
University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Advanced Women Healthcare Fellowship with Saint Francis Hospital
Advanced and Surgical Obstetrics
Medicos Para La Familia, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Faculty Development and Surgical Obstetrics
Faculty Development and Surgical Obstetrics
Professional Credentials & Certifications
Certification in Family Medicine
(CCFP)
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Canada
Board Certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Professional Appointments & Employment
Medics Clinic
CEO and Medical Director
5007 51 Avenue, Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, T9A 0T9
Family Medicine and Obstetrics full scope outpatient management
Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada
Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Obstetrics Attending Physician/Consultant
Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
Provide emergency medicine services in a very busy hospital with over 25,000 emergency department visits per year. In Addition, Dr. Adebisi is one of the local obstetricians who provide full-scope obstetrical services, including delivery by Cesarean section. He is also a family physician with the Alberta Health Services hospital privileges to provide full scope inpatient management of patients.