Sharon Okonkwo-Holmes, MD

Biography

Instructor

Clinical Science

Dr. Sharon Okonkwo-Holmes is a family medicine physician who also tends to urgent care duties. Her research has focused on how medical conditions such as hypertension and diabetes affect the African-American community.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, Biology, University of California, San Diego
MD, Charles Drew University-David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Residency: Family Medicine, Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Professional Development: Physician Leadership Development, Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Professional Positions

Family Medicine Physician: 2006-present

Family Medicine Physician: Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center; 2009-present

Hippocrates Circle Program Mentor: Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center; 2010-present

Southern California Health Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity-Language Concordance Physician Champion: Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center; 2014-present

African-American HTN Disparity Diabetes Improvement Project: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2017-present

Honors and Awards

Senior Lecturer and Humanitarian Award: Northridge Hospital Medical Center Family Medicine Residency; 2006

MAPPS Honor Roll Physician: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2009-present

Finalist: Leon Cohen Award; 2016

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Okonkwo SK. Consequences of the African Diaspora on Nutrition. eScholarship. UCLA Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. Nutrition Noteworthy 2002;5:1.