Michael O. Kwakye, MD

Family Medicine Doctor

Dr. Michael O. Kwakye is a Family Medicine Doctor in Brooklyn, NY with special training and skill in family-centric healthcare. As a Family Medicine Doctor, Michael O. Kwakye, MD performs medical history analysis, diagnostics, and treatments for a wide variety of dysfunctions, conditions, and injuries. Family Medicine is a medical specialty devoted to the medical care of the family unit. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Family Medicine Doctors include cold and flu, asthma and allergies, ear and eye infections, yeast infections, diabetes, high blood pressure, hormone imbalance, nutritional imbalance, stress and depression, muscle tears and sprains, and sexually transmitted diseases. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Family Medicine Doctors include annual exams, immunizations, medication refills, hormone level testing, cardiovascular testing, pap smears and genital exams, specialist referrals, and patient education.

Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.

General Practice Doctor

Dr. Michael O. Kwakye is a General Practice Doctor in Brooklyn, NY with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating physical and psychological conditions for patients of all ages. As a General Practice Doctor, Michael O. Kwakye, MD performs medical history analysis, screenings, and non-surgical procedures to address a wide range of common medical conditions. General Practice is a medical specialty focused on disease prevention and general maintenance of patients' whole health. Significant diseases and conditions treated by General Practice Doctors include the common cold, strep throat, bronchitis, the flu, high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by General Practice Doctors include physical exams, diagnostic exams (like urine, stool, or blood tests), immunizations, emergency care, and specialist referrals.

Primary Care Doctor

• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a NY corp.)]

• BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

• Healthfirst Insurance Company, Inc.

• Humana [Humana Insurance Company of New York, Inc.]

• Medicaid

• Medicare