Dr. Okoye left her native Trinidad and Tobago to attend Barry University in Miami, FL. She then earned her Medical Degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed her dermatology training at Yale University. Her areas of clinical and research expertise are in skin disorders that disproportionately affect people with pigmented skin. She has authored over 90 scientific articles and textbook chapters and is the co-editor of the textbook Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair.