Gifty Kwakye, MD, MPH, is the Arthur W. Fleming, M.D. Research Professor, a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Colorectal Surgery and serves at the Assistant Dean for Clinical Medical Education. She graduated from Yale University with a BSc degree in both Biology and Psychology. She received her medical degree from Yale University in 2010 and holds a Master’s in Public Health from Johns Hopkins. She completed her general surgery residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in 2017 and colorectal surgery fellowship at the University of Minnesota in 2018. Dr Kwakye joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2018.

Dr. Kwakye is interested in understanding the local factors that contribute to pelvic floor disorders and recto-vaginal fistulas in developing countries, and improving access to surgical care.

Building healthcare capacity in low-resource settings and promoting fair, inclusive teaching and assessment methods in medical education.