Toluwalase A. ('Lase') Ajayi Md Email Address

Palliative Care Physician and Pediatrician and Clinical Researcher

Founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Health is a nonprofit integrated health care delivery system based in San Diego, Calif. Scripps treats more than 700,000 patients annually through the dedication of 3,000 affiliated physicians and more than 15,000 employees among its five acute-care hospital campuses, hospice and home health care services, 28 outpatient centers and clinics, and hundreds of affiliated physician offices throughout the region. Recognized as a leader in disease and injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Scripps is also at the forefront of clinical research, genomic medicine and wireless health care. With three highly respected graduate medical education programs, Scripps is a longstanding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Scripps has been ranked four times as one of the nation's best health care systems by Truven Health Analytics. Its hospitals are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the nation's best and Scripps is regularly recognized by Fortune, Working Mother magazine and AARP as one of the best places in the nation to work.

Dr. Ajayi is a Assistant Clinical Professor who provides inpatient adult palliative medicine consultation, pediatric hospital medicine as well as pediatric palliative care consultation. She works with patients to understand their life outside of the hospital and uses that information to help provide whole-person care for her patients. Dr. Ajayi is passionate about educating medical learners and has a background in local, state and national leadership in advocacy, health policy and public health. Additionally, she serves as a KL2 research scholar for the Scripps Translational Science Institute and has research interests in adult and pediatric palliative care, sickle cell disease, pain in serious illness, mobile health technology and public health.