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Dr. MAYMUNAH YUSUF KADIRI

Dr. MAYMUNAH YUSUF KADIRI popularly referred to as “The Celebrity Shrink,” is a multiple award-winning Mental Health Physician, Advocate & Coach.

She is the Medical Director and Psychiatrist-In-Chief at Pinnacle Medical Services, Nigeria’s leading and foremost Psychology and Mental health center prominent in the application of  innovative clinical approaches in the management/treatment of a wide range of psychological, emotional, behavioral, and mental health-related disorders.

She is the only Nigerian with the 14Ps.....Physician, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Practitioner (NLP, BFB, NFB), Public Speaker, Published Author, Producer (movies), Proficient Coach, Parent, Philanthropist, People-oriented, Public Health Advocate, and Passionate about God and life."

A Goldman Sachs scholar, Vital Voices Fellow, Tony Elumelu Foundation Alumna, an Ashoka change maker, a global thought leader and has been recognized locally and globally for her movement in the field of health and wellness, especially mental health as Africa’s #100 Most Inspiring Women by Leading Ladies Africa in 2018. Nigeria’s Outstanding Women Under 50, by Vanguard Allure Newspaper,2018. Her Network Woman Of The Year Award For Healthcare, 2018. 60 Women Champions As Nigeria Turned 60, by BusinessDay Newspaper, 2020. 
Outstanding Achievement in Healthcare, 2022 by Women in Management (WIM), in collaboration with Sri Lankan Business Council in UAE and Equality Alliance UK, Alumni of the US State Department, International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP), 2017, African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC), 2021, Aspen New Voices Fellow, 2021, Vital Voices Visionary Fellow, 2022 and Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, 2023

She is a member of several professional organizations, including, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON), American Psychiatric Association (APA), Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA), International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR), Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN). Her driving force is to live, to learn, and to impact generations positively.