Short Bio
Shirlene Obuobi is a Ghanaian-American physician, cartoonist, and author. She currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where she practices as a general cardiologist. Her novels, ON ROTATION and BETWEEN FRIENDS & LOVERS, have been featured on multiple national outlets such as Teen Vogue, the Washington Post, and Good Morning America. She is a former regular contributor at The Washington Post, and has garnered a wide audience for her comics, which discuss healthcare access, identity and equity.
Extended Bio
Dr. Shirlene Obuobi is a Ghanaian-American cardiologist, cartoonist, and author who is from Chicago, Illinois, Malvern, Arkansas and The Woodlands, Texas. She completed her undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis and subsequently received the rest of her medical training at the University of Chicago. Dr. Obuobi is also the originator of the popular @shirlywhirlmd comics on Instagram, which cover a range of topics, including identity, healthcare disparities, and the rigors of medical training. Her comics were influential in depicting to the public what it was like to serve on the frontlines of the early days the COVID19 pandemic and were prominently featured in both international and national galleries.
She was formerly a contributor for the Washington Post's WellBeing section, and her work has also been featured in the Lancet, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), and Medscape as well as in exhibits around the world. Her novels, ON ROTATION and BETWEEN FRIENDS & LOVERS, have been featured on multiple national outlets such as Teen Vogue, the Washington Post, and Good Morning America.
She currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where she works as a general cardiologist at Brown University Health Center.
