Dr. Bunmi Asana, MD
Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Dr. Asana is the founder and medical director of Center for Mental Wealth. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She then received her Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas. During her time at UTMB, Dr. Asana worked to provide free medical care to underserved and uninsured patients, participated in community health fairs, volunteered in an effort to raise funds for breast cancer research, gave presentations to elementary children about the harmful effects of tobacco, distributed meals to homeless families, mentored pre-med college students and more. For her outstanding service in the community, Dr. Asana was inducted in to the Gold Humanism Honor Society, a prestigious award reserved for individuals with outstanding qualities in humanism, professionalism, and leadership in the community.
Dr. Asana then completed her adult psychiatry residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) in Dallas, Texas where she also received additional training in Women's Mental Health. While at UTSW, she continued her service in the community. She mentored medical students and interns, facilitated an educational interactive program for medical students regarding suicide awareness and prevention, gave presentations to college students regarding mood disorders, addiction, anger management, stress management, grief and trauma. Dr. Asana also pursued her interest in addiction research, which resulted in a publication in the Journal of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences.
After completing residency training, Dr. Asana completed a fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at New York University Langone Medical Center. Afterwards, she served as the Director of Chemical Dependency Services at NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, before relocating to Houston to work in private practice. She is also an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatrists. Dr. Asana has double board certifications in both general and addiction psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Her patients describe her as kind, relatable, knowledgeable, a great listener, and collaborative. She has an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the states of New York and Texas.
Dr. Asana is a sought after paid speaker, and has given talks on Mental Wealth at various conferences, corporate trainings, and community events. She enjoys educating the community and countering the stigma related to mental health. For more information about Dr. Asana’s speaking engagements, visit www.AsanaMD.com