Olayemi O. Osiyemi, M.D.: Our Esteemed Founder
Olayemi O. Osiyemi, M.D. is the founder, CEO, and president of Triple O Medical Services and Triple O Research Institute. He was born in Nigeria and moved to the United State in December 1981.
In May 1985, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in both Chemistry and Mathematics from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL.
Experience
Dr. Osiyemi then served three years in the U.S. Army, where he worked on the development of vaccines against rickettsia diseases. Upon completing his military tour, he attended medical school at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
He then did three years of residency training in internal medicine and two years of fellowship training in infectious disease at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. Dr. Osiyemi also spent a year performing infectious disease consultations at the Cleveland Clinic in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Current Work
Dr. Osiyemi then moved to West Palm Beach, FL in 2000. Over the years, he has participated in both basic and clinical research. In 2006, he established the Triple O Research Institute. Dr. Osiyemi currently serves as the Section Chief of Infectious Disease as well as the Chairman of Infection Control and PNT at St. Mary’s Medical Center. He is also the Section Chief of Infection disease at Good Samaritan medical center and Member of Board of Governor at St. Mary’s medical center.
He also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at both Nova Southeastern University School of Medicine and Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He is committed to teaching and serving as a clinical preceptor for nurse practitioners, medical residents, pharmacy students and medical students from the University of Miami and Nova Southeastern University. He is also a mentor for both high school and college students.
Previous Leadership Positions
He served as the Director of Division of medicine at St. Mary’s medical center for several years. He also served as the President of T Leroy Jefferson medical society from 2004 - 2006 and 2016 - 2018. During his time as president, he represented minority physicians in Palm Beach County.
He also held other leadership positions over the years including Treasurer of T Leroy Jefferson medical society of Palm Beach County from 2002 to 2004.
Other Facts
Some of his research interests include new therapeutic agents for HIV, Hepatitis, diabetic foot infections, and new indications for FDA-approved drugs. He has published several papers in peer review journals. Aside from these, Dr. Osiyemi is very active in various community programs, especially those that address health disparity in minority populations.
Dr. Osiyemi loves soccer, jiu jitsu, poetry, table tennis and travelling