Dr. Eftitan (Efi) Akam is an internist/pediatrician and aspiring public health practitioner. Her professional interests are in the intersection of health equity, climate change, and environmental justice. Dr. Akam’s focus is understanding mitigating the impacts of climate change in chronic medical conditions within historically marginalized communities.

In addition to the above, Dr. Akam is passionate about outreach and advocacy. She is the co-founder of Melanated and Dedicated (MaD) Scientist, an outreach program to foster STEM identities in historically under-represented children.

Dr. Akam received her BA from Harvard College, her MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and her MPH from Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed her Med-Peds residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident. in 2023, Dr. Akam completed a Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University. Dr. Akam will be joining Boston University School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Boston Medical Center as a Med-Peds hospitalist.

Outside of the hospital, Dr. Akam loves to bike, camp, read, and paint.