Dr. Jacques Kpodonu graduated the medical school from the University of Ghana Medical School and completed three residency programs: one at the Loma Linda University, the second at the Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland and the third at the Johns Hopkins University. Three fellowships followed at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Northwestern University and Arizona Heart Institute. He is board certified in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and General Surgery. Dr. Kpodonu has been in practice for more than 20 years and is affiliated with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. During his career, he has also contributed to several publications of medical interest.