Chief Medical Officer
Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health and Intellectual DisAbility Services
Media, Pennsylvania
Dr. Sosunmolu Shoyinka is the Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). In this role, Dr Shoyinka leverages health system policy and process improvement strategies to assure optimal population health for approximately 1.6 million Philadelphians. As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shoyinka led the redesign of Philadelphia’s crisis system, in preparation for the implementation of 988. In recognition of this effort, the Biden Administration selected Philadelphia as the national launch site for 988 on July 15th 2022.
Prior to this role, Dr. Shoyinka held several leadership positions. These include Medical Director for Sunflower and Home State Health plans and Director for the Missouri Behavioral Pharmacy Management program. The latter program resulted in cost savings of over $10 million over a decade. While at Centene, Dr Shoyinka co-led the design of analytic software that facilitates population health management for individuals with substance use conditions. He is also a co-developer of the SMART Tool, which facilitates self-directed antiracism work within organizations.
Dr. Shoyinka trained at Yale, Columbia, and NYU. He is Triple Board certified and holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business. Dr Shoyinka is a fellow of the Philadelphia College of Physicians and serves as voluntary faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. He also serves on the Board of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, the Medical Director Institute of the National Council, and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.
Dr Shoyinka received a Special Presidential Commendation Award from the American Psychiatric Association and has been recognized as a Black leader shaping the future of Psychiatry by the Scattergood Foundation. He is a regular guest speaker at state and national conferences.
Sunday, April 30, 2023
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Monday, May 1, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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