Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
Occupation(s) | Cardiothoracic surgeon Doctor |
Spouse | Agnes Frimpong-Boateng |
Children | 5 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cardiothoracic surgery |
Institutions | University of Ghana Medical School |
Parent | Kofi Frimpong (father) |
Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation | |
In office March 2017 – 6 January 2021 | |
President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng FGA (born 1949) is a Ghanaian physician and cardiothoracic surgeon who established the National Cardiothoracic Center in Accra,[1] Ghana and the Ghana Red Cross Society. He is also the president of the Ghana Heart Foundation and was the chief executive officer of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.[2]
A well-known figure in his country, Frimpong-Boateng was elected a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in December 2002.[3]