Dr. Omavi Bailey serves in his capacity as the President of PROMETRA USA functioning as a bridge between Africa and the Diaspora with the purpose of promoting and participating in the development and discovery of solutions to address the global health crisis and heal the much deeper wounds suffered by humanity.

His experience and training span from initiations in sacred temples to studying at the feet of African traditional healers and spiritual leaders. However, his formal training as a Somnologist, Epidemiologist, and Medical Doctor has also allowed him to bridge his traditional knowledge with his western training to serve patients through his clinical practice. Dr Bailey currently holds board certifications from the American Board of Family Practice and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and American Board of Obesity Medicine. His depth of knowledge and enthusiasm about natural and novel treatments for chronic and ‘incurable’ diseases influences his use of innovative natural therapies as an intervention to treat and prevent chronic illnesses and restore bio-psycho-spiritual harmony with his patients.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Bailey’s commitment to scholarship is exemplified in his record of engagement in NIH-funded research and community based research, which has contributed to the publication of multiple articles on sleep and health disparities in peer reviewed journals such as the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine and others.

Dr. Bailey’s introduction to healing began as a college student at the age of 19 years old when he was invited to study under a group of Traditional Healers in Bushenyi Uganda. This led him on a journey to discover the way of healing not just the individual but the collective. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Bailey was introduced to Dr Virginia Floyd and Dr Erick Gbodossou who have been his greatest mentors and have guided him through numerous experiences and training in Healing the African Way.

During this journey, Dr. Bailey began his medical career in Havana, Cuba where he became fluent in Spanish and continued his training in traditional African healing systems. While in medical school, he started a student organization named the “Organization of African Doctors” and led a medical brigade to work with PROMETRA Ghana’s President Paramount Chief Togbega Dabra IV and traditional healers in Logba, Ghana. He successfully completed his medical training and received his Medical Degree, while continuing his quest to deepen his knowledge of traditional African medicine.

He completed his residency and fellowship training in Family Medicine and Sleep medicine at the University of Arizona where he was the first in the Department of Medicine to be awarded the prestigious NIH-funded K-12 Award in Sleep Medicine for his work on sleep and health disparities. Additionally, he received certification in Integrative medicine with the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and also completed rotations in herbal medicine at PROMETRA UGANDA’s Forrest School with Dr Sekagya. He also completed his Psychiatry rotation at Hospital Fann in Dakar with special training from the leaders of the Ndept healing system in Rufisque under the guidance of Dr Erick Gbodossou in Senegal. All of which has contributed greatly to the incorporation of natural therapies in his clinical practice.

Today, Dr. Bailey proudly holds the prestigious honor of leading the USA chapter of PROMETRA and has dedicated his efforts to continue the work to realize PROMETRAs mission to promote traditional medicine and treatments from Africa. He and his team continue to lead the ‘Way of Remembering Pilgrimage’ that guides Africans from the Diaspora back home to heal the wounds inflicted through slavery and colonialism. All of these efforts are directed towards serving humanity and restoring harmony through the value traditional African healing systems. However, Dr Bailey is most proud to be a husband and father of 4 daughters who have joined him in the journey to realize this great mission of Peace, Love, Harmony and Healing for Humanity.