As a surgeon, I am fascinated by the diversity of care needs that I see, and even more amazed by the various ways that I can treat them. The daily opportunities I get to make positive differences in the lives of others are unique, and to do this is a blessing.
Yaw Boachie-Adjei, MD, is a board-certified, double-fellowship Orthopedic Surgeon. Since 2014, Dr. Boachie-Adjei has been working at Kaiser Permanente, Georgia. With specialty training in Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand, and Surgery of the Shoulder & Elbow, he treats conditions from the shoulder to the fingertips specific to athletes and those afflicting almost everyone in any occupation, including retirement. He has a passion for advanced shoulder reconstruction and hand pathology. Dr. Boachie-Adjei has a growing interest in regenerative medicine.
Dr. Boachie-Adjei was born and raised in New York City. He received his undergraduate education at Brown University, and Medical School training at Tufts University. He completed two years of orthopedic subspecialty training, first in hand/microvascular surgery at the University of Virginia and then in shoulder and elbow surgery at the University of Washington.
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