560 Meyerland Plaza Mall,
Houston,
TX
77096
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About the Provider
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Education & Board Certification
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Professional Associations
Amaka Akinade is a certified wound ostomy nurse with expertise in direct management of patients with complex acute and chronic illnesses. She earned her Bachelor of Science in 2006 at The University of Texas at Arlington. She completed her Master’s degree in Nursing in 2012 at the University of Washington’s School of Nursing in Seattle. In 2018, she achieved certification as a family nurse practitioner after completing the post-Master’s Family Nurse Practitioner program at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.
Amaka has served in a number of nursing roles over the course of her career, including Wound-Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Patient Care Services Department at the University of Washington Medical Center from 2012-2013 and Senior Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 2014 to 2018, where she provided expert consultation to patients with integumentary disorders and altered elimination. Amaka joined Kelsey-Seybold in October 2018.
Hobbies & Interests
Amaka enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids, reading, and traveling.
Fun Facts
Amaka played violin for 12 years. She also participated in competitive African dancing. The best advice she’s ever received is “Be present. Be intentional. Be kind.”
Education
- Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 2018
Internship/Residency
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Board Certifications
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program - Family Nurse Practitioner
- American Nurses Credentialing Center - Clinical Nurse Specialist