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Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD

Pediatrics* Age 49
Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD
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Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD is a Pediatrics Specialist in Houston, TX.
Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD
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Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD

Pediatrics* Age 49
Houston, TX
Accepting new patients
22 years of experience

Offers telehealth

Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD is a Pediatrics Specialist in Houston, TX.

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Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD is a Pediatrics Specialist in Houston, TX and has 22 years experience. They graduated from AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. They currently practice at Kelsey Seybold Clinic and are affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital. Their office accepts new patients and telehealth appointments. Dr. Akpovwa is board certified in Pediatrics and accepts multiple insurance plans.

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Locations

  1. 1 Kelsey Seybold Clinic
    13105 Wortham Center Dr, Houston, TX 77065

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Care Philosophy
  • Dr Ro Akpovwa is a board-certified pediatrician. She earned her medical degree in 2002 at Ahmadu Bello University in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Dr Akpovwa completed her Pediatrics residency at Woodhill Medical/NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, NY. She has worked as a general pediatrician for over 10 years. She was an attending physician hospitalist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and spent most of her career over the past 10 years working at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where she was also faculty as a clinical assistant professor at the Ohio State College of Medicine. She joined Kelsey-Seybold in April 2022.
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Biography
  • Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD is a pediatrics specialist in Houston, TX and has over 21 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE OF MEDICINE in 2002. She specializes in Pediatrics.
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Medical Education
  • AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
    2002
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  • Pediatrics
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Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD is affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Yes, Dr. Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD holds board certification in Pediatrics.

Hospital Affiliations

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    700 Childrens Dr, Columbus, OH