Dr. Denise Asafu-Adjei is a trailblazing urologist, researcher, and health policy champion. She is an Assistant Professor of Urology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, where she serves as the Director of Male Reproductive Medicine. She is also duly appointed in the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health.

Dr. Asafu-Adjei completed an Andrology Fellowship at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2020-2021. She completed her Urology residency at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the first African-American female graduate of this residency. She received her M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School. During medical school, she obtained an MPH in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a proud alumni of Carnegie Mellon University and is a current member of the University's Alumni Board.

Dr. Asafu-Adjei holds several leadership positions in the American Urological Association, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Besides spending time with family and friends, her hobbies include leisure international travel, fine dining, live theater and dance, documentaries, wellness spas, and golf.