Olurotimi Badero


Olurotimi John Badero is a Nigerian-American physician; Interventional cardiologist and Interventional nephrologist who has been recognized as the world's first and only fully trained cardio-nephrologist.

Early life

Olurotimi Badero was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the seventh of nine children born to Chief Eliab Olufemi Badero and Stella Taiwo Badero. Olurotimi is a Yoruba name meaning God stays with me. His father was a tailor who later became a typist and administrative manager at SCOA motors. His mother worked with Barclays Bank as a secretary in the early 1970s.

Education and Career

Badero attended St Mary's Private School in Lagos, and then Federal Government College, Odogbolu for secondary school.
He obtained his medical degree at Obafemi Awolowo University before relocating to the United States. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, followed by fellowship in Nephrology and Hypertension at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, and a three-year fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at SUNY Downstate.
He then completed fellowships in invasive & interventional cardiology and in peripheral vascular intervention at the Yale School of Medicine program at Bridgeport, Connecticut and a fellowship in interventional nephrology, endovascular medicine, and dialysis access intervention at SUNY Downstate.

Award and Recognition

Badero has featured in many magazines and articles including Jackson free press U.S.A, Financial Nigeria International, My green gene magazine as well as Avantgarde Magazine talking about Cardio-nephrology and emphasizing the interrelationship between cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. He has also appeared on many TV networks and radio interviews including BBC promoting cardiovascular and renal health awareness in the U.S and in developing countries

Personal life

Badero is a church minister and the assistant Pastor of Vine Chapel Church in Jackson, Mississippi.