Women Inspiring Nevada: Chinenye Ezeanolue, MD, Associate Medical Director Primary Care Southwest Medical, part of Optum Care

Chinenye Ezeanolue

Dr. Chinenye Ezeanolue leads a team of more than 30 clinician providers at four primary care clinics in Southern Nevada. She frequently lends her talents and professional enthusiasm to provider recruitment efforts to grow the team, and provides mentorship to current staff to inspire continuous improvement. Board-certified in internal medicine and pediatrics, Ezeanolue does all that while providing clinical care for her own patients.

Under Ezeanolue’s leadership, Southwest Medical launched a rollout of virtual primary and specialty care services. She mobilized a support team and facilitated virtual care delivery training for 400 physicians and more than 1,000 support staff—many of whom had no prior experience or training with virtual medicine technology. Her efforts resulted in Southwest Medical providers performing more than 30,000 virtual medical appointments in just eight months.

Dr. Ezeanolue is passionate about removing barriers and leveling health inequities. She’s currently involved with Healthy Sunrise Foundation, United Health Care Children’s Foundation, Association of Nigerian Physicians in Las Vegas, One World Surgery and Royal Outreach Ministry.

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