Tawia A. Apenteng, MD

Tawia Apenteng, MD, FAAP, is an attending physician in the Division of Neonatology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Dr. Apenteng was born in Ghana and grew up in West Africa. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Economics with Honors from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She attended the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She completed her residency and fellowship training at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She also received a Certificate in Clinical Research from the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Dr. Apenteng has a strong interest in improving newborn health in resource-poor countries and has explored the cost-effectiveness of interventions to decrease neonatal mortality in Ghana.