Nowa Ajayi, MD
Hospitalist
My specialties:
- Hospice and palliative care
- Hospitalist
- Internal medicine
Professional interests:
- Advanced heart failure management
- Critical care
- Cardiorenal syndrome
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- Hospice and palliative medicine
Practice philosophy: Providing technologically-advanced, evidence based, high-quality care in the hospital setting.
What are you passionate about and why? Ensuring that patients understand the care plan and how it relates to their individual situation. A deeper understanding of the human machine facilitates better adherence to the overall medical plan.
Why did you become a provider? When did you know this was the career for you? I grew up in a medical family and became aware of the supreme importance of the healing trade from a very young age.
What is something you have learned from your patients? Everyone presents a unique vantage point; all said perspectives are valid and deserve attention.
What is one of the challenges of this career you enjoy? And why? It is dynamic and ever changing. No two days are alike, and the pace of medical advancement requires continuous study and practice.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Hospitalist
- Internal medicine
Specialties
- Hospice and palliative care
Educational institutions
- Howard University College of Medicine
- University of Miami
Current licenses and certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Residencies
- Internal Medicine
Fellowships
- Palliative Medicine and Hospice
Years of experience
- 7
Hospital affiliations
- St. Francis Regional Medical Center
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)