Dr. Adwoa Serwah Opoku-boateng M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
1514 Jefferson Highway Bh 634 New Orleans LA, 70121About
Dr. Adwoa Opoku-boateng is a surgical oncologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Opoku-boateng specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Loma Linda University School of Medicine 2005
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Goiter
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