Abiola Fasina-Ayoola is an emergency and critical care physician and health policy consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Fasina-Ayoola’s journey in emergency medicine began at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. After years of practice, she further honed her skills with a two-year Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Fellowship (POCUS) and a Master’s in Health Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Her commitment to the field is evident in her involvement in emergency medicine development and POCUS education in Nigeria, where she practices clinical emergency and critical care medicine. As a board member and foundational fellow of the Faculty of Emergency Medicine at the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPGMCN), she played a pivotal role in drafting the national emergency medicine curriculum for future training programs. Her contributions extend internationally, as she is a board member and fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Her research and interests include the capacity building of emergency health systems in low- and middle-income African countries, specifically around POCUS and clinical decision-making. She has worked in Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zanzibar, and has extensive international experience.
