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​"I try to engage my patients in conversation beyond just the reason why they are here."​​

Provider Bio down arrow

Dr. Fagbemi spends most of his time helping patients fight cancer, which he said is difficult but also rewarding.

“We talk about their family, their work and their hobbies. I learn things from them and they feel like they are not just coming here to undergo treatment,” Dr. Fagbemi said. Usually, within just a few minutes of meeting a new patient and family members, he is able to help them begin the challenging process of making life-changing decisions to deal with their serious illness.

“We have a population of people who really appreciate how we get to know them and help them,” he said. His career in medicine has ranged from his native Nigeria, where there was an absence of a lot of what he needed, to practicing at Marshfield Clinic Health System.

“Here we have as much as necessary to make a difference and we have a unique group of physicians who have seen a lot,” Dr. Fagbemi said.

He earned his medical degree and completed his first residency in Nigeria. He then completed an internship and internal medicine residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He concluded his medical training by completing a three-year fellowship in oncology/hematology at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Fagbemi joined the Health System in 2002.

His interests outside medicine include playing chess nearly every day online, roaming through the woods surrounding his house and learning to use new forms of technology. He recently developed an interest, after talking to a patient, in flying radio-controlled airplanes.

His wife, Buki, is a pastor who holds a degree in industrial design and recently earned a doctor of pharmacy degree. They have three grown children.

Professional Summary down arrow

  • Medical School
    University of Ibadan - College of Medicine Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, M.D. 1982

    Internship
    Cook County Hospital Chicago, IL, United States, Internal Medicine 1993

    Residency
    University of Ibadan - College of Medicine Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Internal Medicine 1991

    Cook County Hospital Chicago, IL, United States Internal Medicine 1995

    Fellowship
    University of Chicago Chicago, IL, United States, Oncology/Hematology 1998

  • Academic Appointments
    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine-University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, WI

    Professional Societies
    American College of Physicians American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Hematology

    Board Certifications
    Hematology: 2003, recertified 2013 Medical Oncology: 2001, recertified 2011

    State Licenses
    Michigan Wisconsin

    Areas of Interest
    Drug Development

Patient Ratings down arrow

4.7
out of 5 (150 ratings, 16 comments)
4.6
Provider explanations of my problem
4.7
Provider concern for my questions
4.7
Provider's efforts to include me in treatment decisions
4.6
Provider's discussion of proposed treatment
4.6
My likelihood of recommending this provider

Patient Comments down arrow

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January 18, 2023
Great care for 10 years.
February 4, 2023
Absolutely loved my Doctor.
March 6, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi has been very helpful & we appreciate him!
April 3, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is great!
May 22, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is always so caring and honest.
July 17, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi always asks my perspective first. Then if he disagrees he will explain that to me.
July 25, 2023
Like them all - very good experience.
August 21, 2023
He's a very nice concerning person. I'd recommend him. I choose this hospital cause it's great!
September 26, 2023
I like this doctor very much.
November 1, 2023
Dr. had been my cancer doctor seven years. Knowledgeable, observant & kind.
November 29, 2023
Very good
January 23, 2024
All good
January 29, 2024
Excellent care thank you!!!
November 15, 2023
Good.
May 9, 2023
Dr. Fabrine has so much knowledge in his field that he can easily talk to people in his field, but he has a hard time explaining this info to me, I occasionally have to ask the nurse to explain what he is saying
June 23, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is good.
June 23, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is good.
May 9, 2023
Dr. Fabrine has so much knowledge in his field that he can easily talk to people in his field, but he has a hard time explaining this info to me, I occasionally have to ask the nurse to explain what he is saying
November 15, 2023
Good.
January 18, 2023
Great care for 10 years.
February 4, 2023
Absolutely loved my Doctor.
March 6, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi has been very helpful & we appreciate him!
April 3, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is great!
May 22, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is always so caring and honest.
July 17, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi always asks my perspective first. Then if he disagrees he will explain that to me.
July 25, 2023
Like them all - very good experience.
August 21, 2023
He's a very nice concerning person. I'd recommend him. I choose this hospital cause it's great!
September 26, 2023
I like this doctor very much.
November 1, 2023
Dr. had been my cancer doctor seven years. Knowledgeable, observant & kind.
November 29, 2023
Very good
January 23, 2024
All good
January 29, 2024
Excellent care thank you!!!
January 18, 2023
Great care for 10 years.
February 4, 2023
Absolutely loved my Doctor.
March 6, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi has been very helpful & we appreciate him!
April 3, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is great!
May 9, 2023
Dr. Fabrine has so much knowledge in his field that he can easily talk to people in his field, but he has a hard time explaining this info to me, I occasionally have to ask the nurse to explain what he is saying
May 22, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is always so caring and honest.
June 23, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is good.
July 17, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi always asks my perspective first. Then if he disagrees he will explain that to me.
July 25, 2023
Like them all - very good experience.
August 21, 2023
He's a very nice concerning person. I'd recommend him. I choose this hospital cause it's great!
September 26, 2023
I like this doctor very much.
November 1, 2023
Dr. had been my cancer doctor seven years. Knowledgeable, observant & kind.
November 15, 2023
Good.
November 29, 2023
Very good
January 23, 2024
All good
January 29, 2024
Excellent care thank you!!!
January 29, 2024
Excellent care thank you!!!
January 23, 2024
All good
November 29, 2023
Very good
November 15, 2023
Good.
November 1, 2023
Dr. had been my cancer doctor seven years. Knowledgeable, observant & kind.
September 26, 2023
I like this doctor very much.
August 21, 2023
He's a very nice concerning person. I'd recommend him. I choose this hospital cause it's great!
July 25, 2023
Like them all - very good experience.
July 17, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi always asks my perspective first. Then if he disagrees he will explain that to me.
June 23, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is good.
May 22, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is always so caring and honest.
May 9, 2023
Dr. Fabrine has so much knowledge in his field that he can easily talk to people in his field, but he has a hard time explaining this info to me, I occasionally have to ask the nurse to explain what he is saying
April 3, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi is great!
March 6, 2023
Dr. Fagbemi has been very helpful & we appreciate him!
February 4, 2023
Absolutely loved my Doctor.
January 18, 2023
Great care for 10 years.

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