Erkeda DeRouen

Erkeda DeRouen has been pioneering the realm of digital health for nearly 10 years. Helping healthcare organisations create digital solutions that are aimed towards improving the efficiency, quality and patient experience with the use of technology, Erkeda’s work has been instrumental in decreasing health disparities. As Chief Medical Officer at Emme, Erkeda is putting women’s health in women’s hands by combining healthcare and technology. Now available to hire as a keynote speaker at a wide range of events, Erkeda speaks on diversity in medicine, tech and leadership, health equity, and health tech.

Educated at Hampton University and the Boston University School of Medicine, Erkeda worked as a Physician at Chase Brexton Health Care and 98point6. As CEO & Principal Consultant at Digital Risk Compliance Solutions, Erkeda is ensuring that all healthcare organisations are digital health organisations. Offering strategic risk management and patient-centric solutions, Erkeda is training healthcare professionals to maintain industry standards. Erkeda is also the Founder of The Pace Makerz, she is working towards making it easier for healthcare organisations to disseminate resources for underserved patients.

Erkeda’s TEDx Talk “Did Disney Just Save Healthcare?” adopts a unique approach that suggests the healthcare sector can be innovative, using the Disney Imagineer Method. Also passionate about technology, Erkeda is an OpenAI Forum Member. The community aims to build AGI that benefits all of humanity. Combining her penchant for healthcare and technology, Erkeda is the author of “Risk Proofing Digital Health: A Guide to Ensuring Quality and Compliance”, a book that addresses the need for intelligent risk navigation in the development, deployment and utilisation of digital health solutions.

Other prominent positions Erkeda holds include Board Member for Girl Develop It, Founding Member of Andwise and Expert at Inlightened. As Host of The Prospective Doctor podcast, Erkeda offered her expertise on the process of applying to medical school to aspiring medical students. Interviewing physicians and others who have experience with the admissions committee, Erkeda offers listeners valuable tips and strategies that will help them in their journey to becoming a doctor. Erkeda DeRouen is now available to share similar tips and more when she is booked as a keynote speaker for a wide range of events. She has previously been invited to speak at the Foster Youth Summit, Health Equity Conference, and The Atlantic Festival. If you are looking for a seasoned healthcare and technology professional, look no further than Erkeda DeRouen.