Osagie Ebekozien
Dr. Ebekozien is a national award-winning QI leader and a frequent keynote speaker at national conferences with over 15 years’ experience. He currently serves as the Vice President of Population Health and Quality Improvement at the T1D Exchange. In this role, he leads a team of experts in implementing population health strategies to improve the lives of people living with Type 1 diabetes by collaboratively working with over twelve national endocrinology centers.
Before joining the T1D Exchange, Dr. Ebekozien led the Office of Accreditation and Quality Improvement at Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), in this role he works with a team to advance a culture of quality improvement, performance management, and other strategic initiatives for the city of Boston including implementing major population-based initiatives in partnership with Boston-based Hospitals. He led the city of Boston to achieve National Public Health Accreditation. He was awarded the 2018 City of Boston HHS Service Excellence Award and the 2019 NACCHO National Model Practice Award for creating an innovative QI program and impacting the lives of Boston residents. He also served as Faculty and Improvement Advisors for numerous national collaboratives focused on diabetes, HIV, asthma, workforce development, and health equity. In this role, he coaches and provides technical assistance to hospital networks, clinics, and community-based organizations. His previous collaborative experience include the Lead Faculty role for Morehouse School of Medicine National Diabetes Health Equity Collaborative, where he led organizations to reduce disparities in health outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes.