Gbemisola Boyede

Biography

Dr Gbemisola Boyede is a Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician and the Founder/CEO of Ask The Paediatricians Foundation. She started Ask The Paediatricians Foundation, a registered non-governmental organisation in Nigeria first as a Facebook Group in July 2015 out of her passion as a Paediatrician to reduce unnecessary and preventable deaths of children which are often due to ignorance in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr Boyede was born and bred in Lagos, Nigeria. She did her undergraduate medical training at the University of Lagos. Dr Boyede is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians, Faculty of Paediatrics. She also has the Sub-specialty Fellowship Certificate in Developmental Paediatrics from the College of Paediatricians of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa and a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree in Developmental Paediatrics (with distinction in thesis) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Dr Boyede is actively involved in academic and clinical research and has published papers in local and international journals. She is a recipient of international research grants. She has presented papers at local, regional and international scientific conferences.

Dr Gbemisola Boyede volunteers her expertise as a Paediatrician in promoting child health intelligence for parents via her online Ask the Paediatricians Facebook group and website and free community medical outreaches to children living in indigent communities. Dr Boyede writes and speaks regularly on health care issues of children on National dailies, Radio and TV programmes.

Dr Gbemisola Boyede's work on the Ask The Paediatricians Foundation has been featured in many local and international media like the BBC. Dr Gbemisola Boyede is a recipient of many local and international awards and fellowships including Fellow of Facebook Community Leadership Programme 2018 and two time recipient of the Social Media for Social Good Africa Awards (Health) category for 2019 and 2020.