Double-Boarded Endocrinologist, Diabetes & Osteoporosis
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Peggy Amoakohene, MD
Falls Church, Virginia. 22044
Cell: +1-202-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
Profile
Highly motivated physician double board certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, with a passion for Diabetes, weight management, hormonal therapy and osteoporosis management. Dedicated, professional and empathetic, with stellar bedside manners. A
team player with a keen mind, always prepared to acquire and apply medical knowledge for the greater good.
Most recent Employment
Physician and Owner, Premier Endocrine and Wellness Clinic, Virginia, Va (Aug 2025-present)
Inpatient Endocrinologist at Mary Washington and Stafford Hospitals, Virginia(Aug 2025-present)
Locums endocrinologist, Aspirus Health, Minnesota (Nov 2025-present)
Director of Endocrinology, Graduate Medical Education at Mary Washington Hospital
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine Department, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine(VCOM)(July 2023-June 2025)
Staff Endocrinologist, Mary Washington and Stafford Hospitals (August 2021-June 2025)
Training
Fellowship Chief fellow, Endocrinology fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (July2020- June 2021)
Fellow July 2019-June 2020
Residency
07/2015-06/2018 Internal Medicine Residency program at Meharry Medical College, United States of
America
Training Hospitals: Nashville General Hospital at Meharry Medical College,
Nashville TN VA Alvin C York Medical Center,
Murfreesboro, TN
Externship
11/2017- 12/2017 Department of Rheumatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN
12/2017- 01/2018 Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Nashville, TN
06/2011 – 07/2011 Chippenham and Johnston- Willis Hospital, VA, United States
Medical Externship
Medical Education
08/2008 - 06/2011 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology School of Medical Sciences, Ghana Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, 2011
08/2005-06/2008 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology School of Medical
Sciences, Ghana Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, 2008
07/2010-09/2009 Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Hospital, University of Greifswald, Greifswald Germany
Medical Elective program in Nephrology, Rheumatology
Licensure and Certification
• American Board of Endocrinology(2021)
• American Board of Internal medicine (2018)
• Virginia State Medical license(active)
. DC State medical license(active)
• Maryland State medical license(active)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (active)
• Basic Life Support (active)
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (2014)
Membership and Honorary/Professional Societies
• Member of American Medical Association.
• Member of American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
• Member of Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation
• Member of Ghana Medical Association
Previous Employment
07/2019-06/2021 Endocrinology fellowship, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
12/2018-06/2019 Holy Cross Hospital, Silver spring Maryland
Hospitalist (and prn)
07/2018-08/2018. Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital, Virginia
Hospitalist(locums)
07/2015 -06/2018 Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee.
Internal Medicine Residency
02/2014 - 05/2014 Noguchi Medical Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
Medical Officer
09/2013 – 06/2014 Health Link Clinic, Accra, Ghana.
Medical Officer.
09/2012 – 02/2013 Ghana Police Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Senior House Officer, Obstetrics & Gynecology Department
03/2013 - 08/2013 Ghana Police Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Senior House Officer, Internal Medicine Department
02/2012 - 07/2012 Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
House Officer, Child Health Department
Scholarly Activity
09/2022 Grand rounds: An overview on Obesity, Mary Washington Hospital
06/2021 A Rare Case of Hemorrhagic Rathke’s Cleft Cyst presenting with Severe
Hyponatremia(published in AACE Vol 27, Issue 6, Supplement, June 2021)
05/2021 Case report: Tenofovir induced diabetes insipidus (published in Journal of the
Endocrine Society, Vol 5, May 2021)
6/2020 Neurocysticercosis presenting as an isolated suprasellar lesion: A case report (published in World Neurosurgery, Snyder et al, June 2020)
10/2016 A Rare Case of Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Stage 2b at the ACP Tennessee
chapter.
02/2010 - 06/2011 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology School of Medical Sciences,
Ghana
Final Year Community Health Project: Knowledge, Awareness and Practices
pertaining to Schistosomiasis in the Amenfi West
District, Ghana
Case Presentations and Teaching activities
>Residency lectures(Aug 2023-and ongoing)
Grand rounds_The Obesity Epidemic and the role of the physician(September 2022)
• Endocrinology Grand rounds- COVID 19 and Diabetes- A review of the literature and the role of the
Endocrinologist(June 2021)
• Fellows Case Conference- Osteoporosis and effect of prolonged bisphosphonate use (May 2021)
• Fellows Case Conference- Thyroid Lymphoma (February 2021)
• Fellows Case conference – Management of adrenal incidentaloma(Nov 2020)
• 2 nd year medical student lecture series- Hyperthyroidism(Nov 2020)
• Fellows Case conference- Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (Aug 2020)
• Grand Rounds- Pharmacologic management of Obesity (May 2020)
• ICU Case presentation on alcohol use disorder and delirium tremens (03/18)
• Morning report Overview on Bariatric surgery and its complications (02/18)
• Morning report presentation on Renal Osteodystrophy (1/18)
• Morning report Case presentation on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pancreatitis (10/17)
• Morning report presentation on Pathophysiology and management of Anaphylaxis (10/17)
• Morning report Case presentation on Rhabdomyolysis (04/17)
• ICU Case presentation on Neutropenic Fever (03/17)
• Geriatric presentation on Osteoporosis evaluation and management (01/17)
Extracurricular activities
• Fellow Member of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Committee of Association of Program Directors In
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism(APDEM)
• Member Of Women in Medicine, UVA Chapter
• ACGME representative for class of 2018, Meharry Medical College Internal Medicine Program
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