Dr. Raymond Osei, MD, MPH

Background & Education

Dr. Raymond Osei earned his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, and his Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he concentrated in Epidemiology and Global Disease Epidemiology and Control. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at a major academic medical center and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Clinical Experience

Dr. Osei has 12 years of experience in clinical Internal Medicine, including hospitalist medicine, ambulatory primary care, and chronic disease management. His clinical practice has focused on the prevention and management of metabolic and cardiovascular conditions — diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease — with a particular emphasis on population-level outcomes and evidence-based preventive care protocols.

Drawing on his public health training, Dr. Osei has consistently brought an epidemiological lens to patient care, situating individual clinical decisions within the broader context of community health determinants. He has been involved in quality improvement initiatives targeting glycemic control and blood pressure management in underserved patient populations.

Editorial Role at Holy Rosary Healthcare

As Senior Medical Advisor, Dr. Osei provides medical oversight for the Medical Conditions vertical, including all content covering diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and chronic pain. He also reviews content in the Community Health vertical covering preventive care and healthy aging.

His editorial focus areas include:

• Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes — diagnosis, management, and mental health intersections
• Hypertension — lifestyle management, pharmacotherapy, and cardiovascular risk
• Heart disease — risk stratification, primary and secondary prevention
• Chronic pain — evidence-based management and the relationship to substance use disorders
• Preventive care — screening guidelines, immunizations, and lifestyle medicine
• Epidemiological context for chronic disease statistics and prevalence data

Relevant Sources & Guidelines

• CDC National Diabetes Statistics Report
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
• American Heart Association / ACC Cardiovascular Risk Guidelines
• The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Internal Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine