Unini Odama, MD, MPH, MBE

Unini Odama, MD, MPH, MBE, is a nephrologist and Vice President of Medical Affairs at Davita Kidney Care. She received her M.B. Bch from the University of Jos, Nigeria, and subsequently, her internal medicine residency training from Michael Reese/University of Illinois; general nephrology and kidney transplant fellowship from Virginia Commonwealth University, MPH from Emory University, and MBE from Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. Dr. Odama previously served as a Health Director for the Georgia Department of Public Health. She currently serves as the physician lead for infection management and health equity at Davita. She is also a teaching affiliate for global health ethics in the HMS Masters of Bioethics program. Her recent work involves co-authoring a consensus report titled “Kidney Care Health Equity Framework” and publications including “A Patient-Centered Approach to Kidney Care, and “What Does Justice Require of Us in Kidney Health?” Dr. Odama’s bioethical areas of interest include health justice and policy, global health ethics, and organizational ethics.