Dr. Boah Neurosurgeon Intro

Spine Talk

The Brain Trust at Texas Back Institute is Growing – Welcome Neurosurgeon Akwasi Boah The newest member of the world class surgical team at Texas Back Institute is a native of Brooklyn, New York and is a first generation Ghanaian American. Dr. Akwasi Boah was introduced to the medical profession as a toddler. “My father was a pediatrician and my mother was a nurse when I was born,” he said. “Later, my mother became an entrepreneur.” He graduated from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia with a degree in Interdisciplinary Health Services with a minor in Biology and was accepted by the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Clearly, this medical school was a long way from his home! “I thought Atlanta was on another planet,” Dr. Boah laughed. “But I had one of the most amazing experiences of my life there. From there, I came back home for surgical training at New York University School of Medicine, and did a fellowship at Johns Hopkins in their Department of Neurosurgery. “As it turned out, I had a family member who lived in Dallas and when I came down to visit, I took the opportunity to meet with Texas Back Institute and thought this organization was just fantastic. They have internationally renowned surgeons and among the ‘spine universe,’ TBI is very well known.” Visit www.texasback.com/blog for more information.