Akinkunmi Odutola

Dr. Akinkunmi Odutola is a Consultant Psychiatrist with specialist training and expertise in Forensic Psychiatry. He completed his psychiatric training in the United Kingdom and holds the UK Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Forensic Psychiatry and Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). He is licensed to practise medicine in Alberta and currently works as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Calgary.

His clinical practice includes the assessment and management of a broad range of adult psychiatric presentations, including depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions, trauma-related disorders, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, substance-related presentations, and complex diagnostic cases. He has particular expertise in comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnostic clarification, risk assessment, formulation, and evidence-based treatment planning.

Dr. Odutola takes a collaborative, patient-centred approach, considering the psychological, developmental, social, medical, and functional factors that contribute to a patient’s presentation. He works closely with family physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide clear, practical recommendations that can be incorporated into ongoing care.

He is particularly interested in supporting primary care clinicians with diagnostic clarification, psychotropic medication management, treatment-resistant and complex presentations, and determining when specialist psychiatric follow-up or escalation of care may be required.