About
Eze Udo, Chief Consultant
A king who is a kingmaker: bringing people and institutions together for better patient care.
The title, and what it means
Eze Udo means "King (Chief) of Peace the First." The title was received through marriage to Joyceline Kalu, whose family is royalty in Abia State, Nigeria, among the Igbo people.
Eze Udo takes the title seriously. It describes the work: bringing groups, facilities and schools together peacefully and cohesively, so that patients get better care and better access to it. A king who is a kingmaker builds others up. Every program is designed to be a win-win, never one-sided.
At a glance
- 36 years in the medical field
- About 20 years as a nurse practitioner in family and emergency medicine
- Trained, accredited hospital administrator and healthcare risk manager
- Bachelor's degree in hospital administration, University of Central Florida
- Epic and Cerner EMR super user
Experience that comes together
Clinical practice
Nurse practitioner provider in family and emergency medicine, on staff at multiple hospitals, and owner of a medical practice.
Administration and quality
Partner in an outpatient surgery center that he led through full accreditation by Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) with zero deficiencies at inspection.
Behavioral health programs
Ran outpatient mental health and medication-assisted treatment programs in South Carolina and Florida.
Systems and technology
Super user for Epic and Cerner who trained physicians through EMR go-lives, and part of teams that redesigned emergency departments for hospitals.
Education and governance
Taught at universities and served on university boards to help advance their missions.
Planning and logistics
National-level event planner and logistics specialist, with experience on infrastructure and product development projects.
Advisory and international work
Eze Udo serves on several medical advisory boards, including a Caribbean medical advisory board that brings together medical leaders from across the Caribbean, and a U.S. medical advisory board. He consults with governments and regional leaders who want to build workforce programs of their own, including current work in Austria to help grow provider networks, alongside a business incubator that develops programs and finds funding for projects like these.
In Puerto Rico, he has spent about two and a half years consulting on the development of a network of up to 20 community health centers and urgent care centers designed as teaching facilities to grow a new provider workforce for the island.
Let's build your workforce together
Tell us about your facility, school or region. We'll find the win-win.