Dr. Foluso Fakorede

IWA Team

June 9, 2026

Dr. Foluso Fakorede
CEO, Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi

Dr. Foluso Fakorede grew up in Nigeria before moving to the United States during adolescence. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Economics from Rutgers University, followed by an M.D. from UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Camden, New Jersey. His training included an Internal Medicine internship and residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, after which he completed a Cardiology fellowship with a subspecialty in Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Intervention at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey.

During his fellowship, he was distinguished as Chief Cardiology Fellow. His clinical focus encompasses preventative cardiovascular care, women’s heart health, and catheter-based interventions for Coronary Atherosclerosis Disease (CAD) and Peripheral Atherosclerosis Disease (PAD).

In 2015, Dr. Fakorede founded Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi, with a mission to educate communities and expand access to high-quality care in the Mississippi Delta. He has emerged as a national advocate addressing health disparities in underserved populations. As Co-chair of the Association of Black Cardiologists’ PAD initiative, he has collaborated with Congressional lawmakers to establish the first bipartisan PAD caucus, aimed at advancing legislation to reduce preventable amputations and to promote PAD research, education, and treatment.

In 2018, he testified on Capitol Hill as part of a congressional delegation, highlighting the PAD epidemic and leading a “Sprint to Zero Amputations” initiative with policy recommendations to curb unnecessary amputations.

Dr. Fakorede has also engaged in international outreach, including a medical visit to Cuba in October.

He currently serves on the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention vascular disease committee and as part of the American Heart Association Patient Advocacy Group. Dr. Fakorede’s work for health equality has been highlighted by Business Insider, Men’s Health magazine, and Reader’s Digest. He was honored by The ROOT 100 most influential African Americans 2020 and was also invited to become a member of the Men’s Health magazine Advisory Board.