Dr. Afflalo was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She completed medical school at George Washington University in Washington, DC, followed by family medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. During her career Dr. Afflalo held several leadership positions, including Professional Staff President at Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) and Chief of the Family Medicine department at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego. Additionally, she mentored middle school and high school students interested in the medical field through Kaiser Permanente’s Hippocrates Circle and Summer Youth programs. While working at Kaiser Permanente for more than 20 years, Dr. Afflalo would volunteer extensively in the Southeast San Diego community– providing free sports physicals for students, organizing health screenings in barbershops, and lecturing on breast cancer, hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes at churches. Dr. Afflalo retired in 2015 but continues to serve her community. In 2014 she started a lifestyle change program at her church called “A Healthier Me,” developed to decrease the morbidity and mortality of African-Americans with various cardiovascular risks. “A Healthier Me” has since expanded to multiple churches throughout Southeast San Diego; in 2016 Dr. Afflalo helped design an app for the program, so that individuals can track their own health measures. She is currently working with Kaiser Permanente, the American Heart Association, the United African-American Ministerial Action Counsel (UAAMAC), the San Diego Black Nurses Association, and several faith-based organizations to train them on the “A Healthier Me” program and app.