Yaw A. Boateng
Internist
635 E. Baseline Road Phoenix Arizona, 85042About
Yaw A. Boateng, MD, has led a successful career in medicine that began at the Kwame Nkrumah University School of Medical Sciences in 1983. After receiving his degree, Dr. Boateng came to New York where he completed his internship, residency, and fellowship at New York Medical College. He has since become a member of both the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Nephrology. He attributes his accomplished career to his father, crediting him for planting the idea of becoming a physician in his head since high school and to finish what you start. Today Dr. Boateng practices internal medicine, specializing in nephrology, at Mountain Park Health Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Education and Training
Kwame Nkrumah University School of Medical Sciences
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Provider Details
Internships
- New York Medical College Our Lady of Mercy
Fellowships
- New York Medical College Our Lady of Mercy
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Physicians, American Society of Nephrology
What do you attribute your success to?
- Father's Belief in him Since High School to Become a Physician
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, Writing, Watching Sports, especially Soccer
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