Olanrewaju Omolayo Falusi, MD

Medical Director, Advocacy Education, Child Health Advocacy Institute

Director, LAUnCH Track

Associate Director Pediatric Residency Program LAUnCH Track

Pediatrician

Olanrewaju (Lanre) Falusi, MD, MEd, is a primary care pediatrician and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences. As Medical Director of Advocacy Education in the Child Health Advocacy Institute of Children’s National Hospital, Dr. Falusi develops community-based curricula for trainees and faculty and researches the health outcomes of governmental policies. She is an Associate Program Director in the Children's National Residency Program, directing the LAUnCH Track, which trains pediatric residents to become leaders in advocacy and community healthcare delivery. Dr. Falusi's interests are focused on medical education, social determinants of health (including immigrant health), and advocacy. Dr. Falusi is a past president of the DC Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and is a member of national AAP’s Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health Executive Committee. She is a Spokesperson for the AAP, and she co-hosts a podcast on health and parenting. She has spoken at conferences, in Congress, and in the media on topics including poverty, immigrant health and antiracism. Dr. Falusi attended medical school at the University of Virginia and completed residency and chief residency at Children’s National. She lives with her husband and 3 daughters who keep her on her toes! 

Publications

ORCiD

• General and Community Pediatrics