About
Physician. Technology executive. Digital health consultant.
Dr Oluwaseun Odiase is a physician and digital health consultant who has spent fifteen years moving between clinical practice and health technology leadership.
He is Divisional Head, Operations at Digital Health Platforms Limited, an Interswitch company, where he leads delivery of the Lagos State Smart Health Information Platform — a state-scale health information exchange built on HL7 FHIR R4. He was previously Chief Technology Officer at Talamus, a Nigerian health technology company, and Global Health Services Manager for Anglophone markets at mPharma, where he led clinical and health services across more than 140 clinics and pharmacies in five African markets and designed the Mutti Doctor telepharmacy model.
He holds an MBBS from Igbinedion University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health from Imperial College London. He co-founded TechGuru Solutions and advises health technology companies, NGOs and government health agencies.
Practice areas: health information exchange, EMR, telemedicine, health data protection and health systems strengthening. The dated record of features, speaking and approvals sits on Recognition.
Qualifications
- MBBS, Igbinedion University, Okada — 2002 to 2010
- Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health, Imperial College London — 2023
- Registered medical practitioner
- HL7 FHIR R4; OpenHIE architecture
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Dr Oluwaseun Odiase is a physician and digital health consultant. He is Divisional Head, Operations at Digital Health Platforms Limited, an Interswitch company, delivering the Lagos State Smart Health Information Platform on HL7 FHIR R4. He was previously CTO at Talamus and led health services across 140+ facilities in five African markets at mPharma.
Career
Timeline
2024 — present
Divisional Head, Operations
Digital Health Platforms Limited, an Interswitch company
Delivery leadership for the Lagos State Smart Health Information Platform — a state-scale health information exchange on HL7 FHIR R4.
Oct 2024 — present
Global Health Services Manager (Anglophone)
mPharma
Clinical and health services leadership across the Anglophone portfolio.
Mar 2021 — Oct 2024
Country Manager, Health Services Nigeria
mPharma
Health services across a network of more than 140 clinics and pharmacies; designed the Mutti Doctor telepharmacy model.
Apr 2018 — Mar 2021
Senior Business Developer → Chief Technology Officer
Talamus Nigeria
Technology leadership at a Nigerian health technology company — platform architecture, engineering and provider integrations.
Feb — Mar 2021
Digital Health Advisor
Guidepoint
External advisory to institutional clients through an expert network.
Jan 2018 — Jan 2019
Occupational Health Physician
OH Prime Ltd, London
Occupational health practice in the United Kingdom.
Aug 2017 — Dec 2020
Co-founder and Head of Operations
TechGuru Solutions Limited
Co-founded and ran operations for a technology company with shipped products.
Feb 2015 — Jan 2018
Physician Executive
MedEnhanz Resources
Built clinical content systems and a CPD e-learning platform.
Jun 2014 — Feb 2015
Medical Officer
Joedan Hospital
Clinical practice.
Apr 2013 — Apr 2014
House Officer
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Internship across medicine, surgery, paediatrics and obstetrics.