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A well-known figure in his country, Frimpong-Boateng was elected a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in December 2002.^[2]

Career

Frimpong-Boateng attended Sekondi College in Ghana. The young Frimpong-Boateng studied physics and mathematics thinking that he would become an engineer. Nonetheless, he later decided to seek a career as a doctor when he was offered a scholarship to study medicine in Germany. His father Kofi Frimpong had died from heart injuries due to a road traffic accident prior to his birth.,^[3] so he thought he could help people in similar situations. After finishing his post-graduate studies, he returned to his birthplace to practice as Ghana's first locally based cardiothoracic surgeon.

In 1992, he set up the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.^[3] There were no cardiothoracic surgery facilities in the country at the time, so he aimed the centre to teach to young surgeons and assist new patients. In Ghana, primary health care issues such as malaria and limited childhood vaccinations are greatly underserved due to lack of infrastructure, lack of funding, transportation, and quality and safety, making skilled speciality care a luxury often attained only by those rich enough to leave the country.

He joined the University of Ghana Medical School as a lecturer in 2000 and was promoted associate professor the same year. He was made a full professor in 2002.^[4] He also served as the head of the department of Surgery at the University of Ghana Medical School, prior to his current appointment as the Chief Executive of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in 2002.^[5] He was elected to the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in December 2002 and gave his inaugural lecture the following year.^[6] Frimpong-Boateng also runs a charitable foundation, the Ghana Heart Foundation, which is responsible for paying for heart surgery for some indigent Ghanaians under his care.

Politics

In March 2006, Frimpong-Boateng announced his intention to seek the nomination as the candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the December 2008 National Presidential Elections.^[7]^[8] Documentaries were made about his life and his hopes, but at the end, the candidate elected was Nana Akuffo-Addo.

Regardless of his results, he declared he is still concerned with political issues in relation to education and health problems.^[9] He would later regret that political corruption in Ghana was too much and said that in his opinion politicians were not taking social priorities into account, especially the need of technology.^[10]

Current Involvements

Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng spoke at the just ended World Summit Awards Grand Jury held in Accra, Ghana held from November 3, 2018 to November 7, 2018. He mentioned his confidence in digital transformation for growth in the country.^[11]

Achievements

Awards

Personal life

Frimpong-Boateng and his wife, Agnes, have five children, one of whom is a promising athlete.^[15]

Frimpong-Boateng is a farmer.^[16] He established the first ostrich farm in Ghana, in the village of Dedukope, in the Volta Region of Ghana. He also grows jatropha and extracts the oil for the production of bio-diesel.

Frimpong-Boateng runs a CNC machine tool center that is able to produce spare parts with computer precision at the Free Zones enclave in the port city of Tema.

He is a Christian. He has said that his work on the foundation of the National Cardiothoracic Centre was God's purpose in his life,^[17] and has declared that Ghana needs a "God-fearing" man to lead the country.^[18]^[19] He has quoted Albert Einstein saying "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details."^[20] In 2011, at his 60's, he considered himself still a strong men "by God’s grace."^[21]

Publications

References and notes

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ifrc.org/address/gh.asp |title=Directory |accessdate=2007-03-27 |publisher=Ghana Red Cross Society}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gaas-gh.org/pages/fellow_members.htm |title=Membership - Fellows of the GAAS |accessdate=2007-03-27 |work=Official website |publisher=Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928164648/http://www.gaas-gh.org/pages/fellow_members.htm |archivedate=2007-09-28 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.peacefmonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5414&Itemid=31 |title=P.V. Obeng 'backs' Frimpong-Boateng |accessdate=2007-03-27 |date=23 February 2007 |work=Political Section |publisher=PeacePeacefm Online |quote=Mr Obeng recalled how, against all odds, Prof Frimpong-Boateng, who is the current Chief Executive of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, persevered to establish and commission a Cardiothoracic Centre in 1992. }}
4. ^¹²{{cite web |url=http://www.highana.com/hgsite/today/read.php?nid=6851&mymax=75 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930202528/http://www.highana.com/hgsite/today/read.php?nid=6851&mymax=75 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=30 September 2011 |title='Run On NPP Ticket' Frimpong-Boateng |accessdate=2007-03-27 |date =16 March 2006 |author=George Folley Quaye |publisher=HiGhana.com }}
5. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.frimpongboateng.com/ |title=Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng |accessdate=2007-03-27 |publisher=Korle Bu Neuroscience Foundation}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gaas-gh.org/pages/activities/inaugural_lectures.htm |title=Activities - Inaugural Lectures |accessdate=2007-03-27 |work=Official website |publisher=Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences |quote=In 2003, there were two outstanding Inaugural Lectures: ' ... and 'The Future of Cardio thoracic Surgery in Ghana' presented by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng. Both lectures focused on issues of health, life style, and resource development. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928164637/http://www.gaas-gh.org/pages/activities/inaugural_lectures.htm |archivedate=2007-09-28 |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=101320 |title=Race For Kufuor's Successor... |accessdate=2007-03-27 |date= 21 March 2006 |work=Politics of Thursday, 21 March 2006 |publisher=Ghana Home Page}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=101483 |title=Korle Bu CEO receives endorsement from key NPP leaders |accessdate=2007-03-27 |date= 23 March 2006 |work=Politics of Thursday, 23 March 2006 |publisher=Ghana Home Page}}
9. ^Interview with Errol Barnett: {{YouTube|MfomwpUotlo|"AFRICAN VOICES: Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng - Founder Of Ghana's only Cardiothoracic Center, part 3"}}, October 2013. CNN Report from "African Voices".
10. ^VibeGhana "Ghana’s corruption is next to oxygen – Frimpong-Boateng!" October 14, 2013. Retrieved on January 15th, 2014.
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/899105/gcnet-hosts-world-summit-awards-innovation-days-meeting.html|title=GCNet Hosts World Summit Awards Innovation Days Meeting|date=2018-11-21|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|access-date=2019-01-26}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.graphicghana.com/article.asp?artid=15624 |title=Cardiothoracic Centre Trains 30 Surgeons |accessdate=2007-03-27 |date=February 23, 2007 |author=Abdul Aziz |work=TOP STORIES |publisher=Graphic Communications Group Limited |quote=The National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, has trained 30 cardiothoracic surgeons since its inception in 1992.}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.frimpongboateng.com/08/about-frimpong-boateng.php |title=Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng's Biography |accessdate=2007-03-27 |work=Presidential Campaign website |publisher=Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://showbiz.citifmonline.com/2017/04/16/prof-frimpong-boateng-okyeame-kwame-others-honoured-at-pcp-honours/|title=Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, Okyeame Kwame, others honoured at PCP Honours – Citi Showbiz|website=showbiz.citifmonline.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-19}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/mtt/frimpongboateng_kwesi00.html |title=Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng Profile |accessdate=2007-03-27 |work=Official University of Massachusetts Athletics Website |publisher=University of Massachusetts |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512100600/http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-track/mtt/frimpongboateng_kwesi00.html |archivedate=2008-05-12 |df= }}
16. ^Interview with Errol Barnett: {{YouTube|rOJ1N_Jwxeo|"AFRICAN VOICES: Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng - Founder Of Ghana's only Cardiothoracic Center, part 2"}}, October 2013. CNN Report from "African Voices".
17. ^Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng (2000), "Deep Down My Heart: A History of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Ghana", K. Frimpong-Boateng, p. 111. In his own words: "In the context of my work in Korle-Bu, God's purpose as I understood it, was the establishment of the National Cardiothoracic Centre."
18. ^Ghanaian Chronicle. allAfrica. Ghana: Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng 30 September 2009. Retrieved on January 15th, 2014.
19. ^HighBeam Business. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140116100654/http://business.highbeam.com/3548/article-1G1-208756256/prof-kwabena-frimpong-boateng Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng.] Africa News Service. October 1, 2009. Retrieved on January 15th, 2014.
20. ^Interview with Errol Barnett: {{YouTube|rOJ1N_Jwxeo|"AFRICAN VOICES: Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng - Founder Of Ghana's only Cardiothoracic Center, part 1"}}, October 2013. CNN Report from "African Voices".
21. ^" Daily Guide, Frimpong-Boateng hits back" (2011). Retrieved on January 15th, 2014.