Ayodola Adigun, MD, MS, is a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, educator, and creative facilitator whose work bridges clinical psychiatry, neuroscience, and expressive arts.

Born in Texas, Dr. Adigun completed her undergraduate studies in Cognitive Neuroscience at Harvard University, graduating with honors for her thesis research investigating the impact of visual impairment on children’s self-concept. She went on to earn two Master of Science degrees—in Biology Education from Pace University and in Neuroscience and Education from Columbia University—prior to earning her medical degree (MD) from Ross University School of Medicine. Before entering medicine full-time, she served as a tenured high school science teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School in East New York, Brooklyn, and she remains an active youth mentor in the community.

In her clinical and community practice, Dr. Adigun is dedicated to mindfulness and the utilization of creative and expressive arts as therapeutic modalities. She is the founder and facilitator of The Right Brain Gathering, a monthly meet-up offering NYC creatives an open, communal space for the exploration of mental and emotional states. She also curated the Brooklyn interactive exhibition FEELS: Exploring Emotional Spectrums through Art, showcasing multimedia works by local and international artists as a medium for mindfulness and emotional reflection.

In addition to her curatorial and community work, Dr. Adigun is the author of Look at My Eyes, an interactive children’s book designed to support communication and social engagement for individuals on the autism spectrum, and has contributed to the Encyclopedia of Autism. She has served as voluntary faculty and Clinical Instructor at the Yale Child Study Center (Yale School of Medicine).