Dr. Seyi Obadeyi

“I like to see my patients involved in their own care. I see more positive outcomes when they understand why they’re doing certain treatments.”

Dr. Obadeyi’s upbringing in Nigeria prompted his interest in medicine, and he began as an EMT while an undergraduate. “But I wanted to do more to help patients than just transport them to the hospital,” he says. After completing medical school, his residency in emergency medicine sparked an interest in pain management. “The ER sees everyone, and 60-70 percent of patients are being seen for some type of pain,” Dr. Obadeyi says.

Approach
Dr. Obadeyi’s primary objective comes from the Hippocratic Oath: “first, do no harm.” His approach is not overly aggressive. “I try to be conservative with treatments, starting simple with physical therapy and medications at first.” Patient involvement in developing a treatment plan is key. “Most of the time, I ask patients, ‘How you feel about injections? Or what do you think about physical therapy?’ When patients know why they are doing something, it improves the likelihood that they will follow through with it,” he says. “I think that’s how healthcare should be delivered.”

Credentials
Dr. Obadeyi graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Chemistry/Biochemistry from California State University in Bakersfield, California, later receiving his medical doctorate from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed both his residency in Emergency Medicine and a Pain Medicine fellowship at Loma Linda University Health, in Loma Linda, California.

Personal
Dr. Obadeyi loves to travel and recently proposed to his fiancée while on the island of Maui in Hawaii. He is grateful to his parents for creating the home environment and discipline he needed to become a doctor.