I. Obi Emeruwa, MD, PhD, MBA

I. Obi Emeruwa, MD, PhD, MBA

Critical Care Medicine| Pulmonology
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Pulmonology
200 Medical Plaza
Suite 365
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
310-794-9718

About

Dr. Emeruwa is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. His research focuses on resource allocation and innovation in critical care. He is an inaugural alumnus of the UCLA Biodesign Innovation Fellowship Program, through which he has worked with a team of clinicians and engineers to develop novel technologies in neurocritical care. Prior to UCLA, Dr. Emeruwa completed his internal medicine residency and chief residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (NYP/CUIMC).

Dr. Emeruwa is board certified in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). He earned his MD from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and his MBA from Columbia Business School. Prior to medicine, he earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences and engineering from Harvard University. He was born and raised in southern California and is an avid fan of Lakers basketball and Marvel/DC comics.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Critical Care Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2021
Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2020
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017

Fellowship

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2021

Residency

Internal Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2017

Degrees

PhD, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 2023
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2014
MBA, Columbia Business School, 2014

Locations

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center