Deondra Asike, MD
Board Member 2024-Present
Deondra Asike, MD, is double board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. She is a Clinical Associate in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is a veteran of the United States Air Force and deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in 2013. She received her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Dr. Asike completed her anesthesiology residency at the San Antonio Military Medical Center and fellowship training in pain medicine at the University of Maryland. Dr. Asike is currently serving a second term on the Maryland Department of Health Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Advisory Board. Additionally, she chairs the Maryland Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council and The Maryland State Medical Society Cannabis Committee.
She is a specialty expert and Maryland Spokesperson for Doctors For Drug Policy Reform. She believes strongly in a holistic approach to chronic pain management that includes proper nutrition, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, and cannabinoids as medicine. Dr. Asike is a certifying provider with the Maryland Cannabis Administration.
In 2022, she founded National Pain ReLEAF, a consultation practice delivering the highest quality of education and training necessary to safely and effectively incorporate cannabinoid-based therapeutics into a comprehensive pain treatment. In her spare time, Dr. Asike enjoys traveling and engaging in playful activities with her two boys, Ethan and Gabriel.
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