Olufolarin Oke, M.D.

Biography

Olufolarin Oke, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in hospital medicine, with a focus on inpatient management of complications of Type 2 diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and sepsis.

Originally from Nigeria, Dr. Oke earned his medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Stanford University Hospital and Clinics.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

In addition to his clinical specialties, Dr. Oke is passionate about global health. He is a contributing author for an oncology education comic book that is widely used in several countries in Africa, and he has authored research implementing patient-directed cancer education material across Nigeria. He also mentors underrepresented minorities in medicine.

He is a member of the Society of Bedside Medicine, the Society of Hospital Medicine, and the Texas Medical Association.

Dr. Oke’s research interests include clinical outcomes, elimination of waste in health systems, follow-up care of patients with low socioeconomic status and ethnic minorities, high-value care, and quality improvement. He has published several academic articles related to his areas of expertise.

In 2018, Dr. Oke received the Clinical Decision Making Award from Stanford University Hospital and Clinics.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Oke enjoys playing pingpong and is a self-proclaimed fitness guru.