Dr. Priest grew up on the East Coast but has lived in nearly every corner of the United States. Her journey into medicine began in high school, when she attended the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, a residential high school for academically gifted students. She continued her studies at the University of Oklahoma, graduating summa cum laude with a major in Zoology-Biomedical Sciences and minor in French. A proud Sooner alumni, she completed her medical training at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine as well as her pediatric residency at OU Children’s Hospital.

After finishing residency, Dr. Priest joined Just Kids Pediatrics, a fast-growing pediatric clinic in Oklahoma City, where she worked primary care by day and urgent care by night. After a long stint in Oklahoma, she relocated to Orange County when her husband was accepted to the MFA Screenwriting Program at UCLA. She spent her first year in California practicing in the primary care and adolescent medicine clinics at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County before settling into private practice at Larchmont Pediatrics in Los Angeles. Dr. Priest cultivated many meaningful relationships with her patients and their families, and with the support of her community, she founded Golden Hour Pediatrics in 2023.

Dr. Priest is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Priest maintains hospital privileges at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, California.

She has contributed to articles on Parents Magazine, Forbes Health, and Scary Mommy. She is also a member of Swehl’s Motherboard, a team of doctors, doulas and lactation experts that bring science, expertise, and support to new parents and their partners. She was named a Super Doctor in Southern California Rising Stars 2023.

Dr. Priest is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants and the oldest of five children. As a child, she took an interest in music and participated in choir and piano competitions. In music, she finds both solace and companionship, and she encourages parents to support their children's self-exploration and development through the arts. Dr. Priest is a supporter of initiatives that normalize and increase access to mental health services for children of all backgrounds and abilities.

She is an avid reader and is always looking for a new book club to join. In the same spirit, she is an aspiring novelist and is currently writing her first book, a coming of age story for teens and young adults. While Dr. Priest enjoys taking care of children of all ages, she has a soft spot for her adolescent patients.

When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and friends and is always eager for good conversation over a great meal. On the weekends, you can find her dancing in her kitchen, squeezing her cats (much to their chagrin), and greeting every dog she meets.

Dr. Priest and her husband hope to adopt one day, but in the meantime, she loves being Cool Aunt™ to her growing number of nieces and nephews.