Godfred Kwame-Nyamekech Yankey MD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Director of Advanced Structural Heart Disease Program

Summary

Godfred Yankey, MD is a Thoracic Surgeon located in Cincinnati, OH with subspecialties in Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, and Cardiovascular Surgery. He received his residency training in Surgery from the University of California (San Francisco) and the University of Maryland, and completed a Thoracic Surgery fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Yankey serves as Department Chairman and Medical Director at St Agnes Medical Center and Attending Surgeon at Rochester Regional Health System and Blessing Hospital. He is experienced in numerous surgical procedures, including aortic surgery, adult congenital cardiac surgery, and mitral valve surgery. Aside from his practice, he has published several research papers in respected journals such as the International Journal of Cardiology and The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2009 - 2012
University of MarylandResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2009
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 2002 - 2004
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2002