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Doctors Who Code
The official site of Chukwuma Onyeije, MD, FACOG.
Doctors Who Code is where I write as an Atlanta maternal-fetal medicine specialist and physician-developer building AI tools, clinical documentation systems, and physician-led software.
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Clinical Work
Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Atlanta Perinatal Associates
Builder Focus
AI, documentation, interoperability, and bedside tools
Physician-Developer
AI in Medicine
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Clinical Workflow
FHIR
Python
TypeScript
Clinical Documentation
Interoperability
Medical Billing
OpenMFM
Bedside Tools
134
Published Essays
349
Recurring Topics
MFM
Clinical Specialty
ATL
Clinical Base
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Tailwind CSS: Design Without Asking a Designer
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Astro: Building Fast, Clinical-Grade Websites Without the Bloat
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About the Author
Chukwuma Onyeije, MD, FACOG
I am a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Atlanta Perinatal Associates and a physician-developer building AI-powered clinical tools because physicians with domain expertise build better healthcare technology than distant vendors ever will.
I founded CodeCraftMD for physician-led AI documentation and billing systems, and OpenMFM.org for open-source maternal-fetal medicine education.
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Specialty
MFM / High-Risk OB
Credential
MD, FACOG
Project
CodeCraftMD
Project
OpenMFM.org