Kenosa Okafor, MD
Internal Medicine · Physician
Dr. Okafor is a board-certified internist who completed his residency in internal medicine in 2016. He has cared for adults on hospital wards, in emergency departments, as the medical director of a skilled nursing facility, and — since 2018 — by telemedicine.
Alongside his clinical work, he built Fall Risk Prevention, a free iPhone app that helps bedside staff score a patient's fall risk with the validated Morse Fall Scale in under a minute.
Training & certification
Board-certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016
Residency in Internal Medicine
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center / Mercy Health Partners, 2013–2016
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
American University of Antigua College of Medicine, 2012
Physician advisor certification
American College of Physician Advisors, 2025
Licensed in 13 states
- Illinois
- Indiana
- New York
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Virginia
Highlighted: states where Pellmoor currently sees patients. You must be in one of them at the time of your visit.
Languages
English · Spanish · Igbo · French
Clinical experience
- Hospitalist in Northwest Indiana, caring for adults admitted to hospital
- Telemedicine physician since 2018
- Medical director of a skilled nursing facility in Illinois, 2021–2022
- Hospital and emergency medicine in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nevada and Arizona