Meet Dr. Alabi
The oldest of four children, Dr. Alabi grew up in England and New York after her family immigrated from Nigeria when she was a toddler. She attended college at Yale University and was awarded Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in 2010. Dr. Alabi then completed her MD and PhD training at the Cornell University and Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City. Drawn to the mix of clinic, surgery, and cutting-edge research in ophthalmology, Rolake pursued ophthalmology residency at the University of California San Francisco. She joined the vitreoretinal surgery fellowship program at Duke University in 2022 and is excited to next join the team at Austin Retina later this fall. Dr. Alabi is passionate about translational research and community outreach initiatives, and she enjoys traveling, photography, theater, and following Major League baseball in her free time. Dr. Alabi and her husband Bolaji are looking forward to exploring Austin and all it has to offer!
- What are your areas of expertise? Medical and surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases with a special interest in ocular inflammatory diseases and in translating new scientific discoveries into new treatments for retinal diseases.
- Do you speak any other languages? I speak conversational Spanish and a little bit of Yoruba
- Why are you excited to join Austin Retina? I am excited to be joining Austin Retina because of the fantastic people and the great culture, which prioritizes compassionate and intentional patient care.
- Why are you passionate about what you do? In a lot of what we do, we have the opportunity to positively impact our patients’ lives and livelihoods. It is a huge privilege and honor.
- What is your care philosophy? I aim to treat, educate, and empower my patients just like I would want my family to be. I take a personalized and evidence-based approach to my patients.
- What do you want patients to know about you outside of the clinical setting – hobbies, family, fun facts? My husband and I enjoy exploring new places—culture and food—and we are very excited to get to know more about Austin!
- What are you most excited to do now that you live in Austin? (visit certain place(s), food, etc) I am excited to try out the amazing barbecue (and barbecue fusion) that Austin has to offer and look forward to exploring the music and arts scene.
