Prof Oluwatoyin Nwafor
attended the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan in Nigeria. She
completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Illinois at
Chicago, followed by completion of a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Rush
University Medical Center and Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Driven by her
dedication to those living with HIV or viral hepatitis, Dr. Oluwatoyin (Toyin)
Adeyemi brings an inspired approach and strong advocacy expertise to her work
in ViiV Healthcare. As a board-certified Infectious Disease physician and
Associate Professor of Medicine, Toyin draws on over 20 years of experience in
providing primary and specialty care to adults living with HIV and/or viral
hepatitis. Passionate about health disparities, she has an impressive record of
developing innovative patient services and support, and is excited to
contribute in the context of ViiV’s holistic approach to HIV medicines and
care. Well-recognized for her advocacy in the field of HIV, Prof Oluwatoyin
Nwafor was recently awarded the “Aging Positively” award by the AIDS Foundation
of Chicago.
Prof Oluwatoyin Nwafor
joined ViiV in Spring, 2020 as a Regional Medical Director, Toyin serves as a
medical educator to the HIV/Infectious Disease medical communities, conveying
information on ViiV products and topics of interest to ViiV as well as
gathering relevant medical insights to help improve care. She provides
scientific and medical expertise for ViiV initiatives, including ViiV-sponsored
clinical trials, and will work with healthcare providers to identify data gaps
and facilitate new research ideas. Toyin will also continue to provide care at
the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center in Chicago, for people who are living with or
vulnerable to HIV.
Prior to joining ViiV,
Toyin was Senior Director of HIV Services at Chicago’s Cook County Health
(CCH), a large health system including the CORE Center—the single largest HIV
clinic in the Midwest. In her role, Toyin engaged medical and social services
leadership at CORE and CCH ambulatory facilities, ensuring excellence in
primary and subspecialty care, health prevention, behavioral health, and other
wraparound services. She also oversaw coordination of these efforts with
service providers outside of CCH, and with advocacy groups and city/state
public health entities. Toyin has served for nearly 20 years as Attending
Physician in Infectious Diseases at Cook County Hospital, and since 2009 as
Associate Professor of Medicine at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
In 2001, fueled by her passion for addressing viral
hepatitis and health disparities, Toyin co-founded the CORE Hepatitis Clinic to
improve patient outcomes. In concert with a multidisciplinary team, Toyin
launched multiple initiatives that led to the clinic’s recognition as a model
clinic within the health system. In addition, she established the CORE Healthy
Aging Initiative (CHAI) to address the psychosocial needs of adults aging with
HIV. With over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals, Toyin has contributed
as a clinical researcher in the areas of HIV and aging, viral hepatitis, and
health disparities. Actively involved in the Illinois “Getting to Zero” HIV
plan (GTZ-IL), she is continuing to work with GTZ-IL toward a goal of achieving
functional zero by 2030. As a board member and mentor for the I Am Abel
Foundation, Toyin enjoys mentoring underrepresented minorities interested in a
career in medicine.
She serves as the President, Sickle Cell Hope Alive
Foundation.