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Oghenevwiroro Akpovwa, MD, FAAP

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider

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Pediatrics

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Language(s): English

Cypress Clinic

13105 Wortham Center Drive,
Houston, TX 77065

713-442-4000 Get Directions View All My Locations

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: March 2022

Accepting new patients

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"I believe that the parent knows the child the best and has spent more time with the child than when I see them. As a result, it is very important that I stay observant and listen attentively with an open mind to a parent’s concern in order to provide the best evidence-based care to their child."

My Biography

  • Professional Background
  • Professional Associations
  • Hobbies and Interests
  • Awards & Publications
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.
Dr. Akpovwa is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Akpovwa enjoys cycling on bike trails and watching tennis.

Fun Facts

The best advice Dr. Akpovwa has ever received is “Treat others like you want to be treated.”

One of the most interesting places she has visited is Singapore, one of the cleanest places she’s been to and where the street food is “amazing.”

Not everyone knows this about Dr. Akpovwa, but her goal is to attend all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments worldwide.

Her guilty pleasures are shopping and traveling.

  • Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident grant recipient 2009 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Attending grant recipient 2019 by the American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications and Presentations

  • “Improving Follow-up of Iron Deficiency Anemia,” Abstract Poster, Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, Maryland. April 2019
  • “Improving Follow-up of Iron Deficiency Anemia,” Abstract Poster, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. October 2019

Locations

Cypress Clinic

13105 Wortham Center Drive,
Houston, TX 77065

Get Directions 713-442-4000

Hospital Affiliations

  • Memorial Hermann Hospital

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Accepted Insurance

Education and Board Certifications

Medical School

  • Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, 2002

Internship/Residency

  • Woodhull Medical/NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn, New York, 2010

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics