Dr. Akua Adwubi P. Amoo

About the Doctor

Dr. Akua Adwubi P. Amoo is an internist and hospitalist in Raleigh, North Carolina, affiliated with Duke Raleigh Hospital. She received her medical degree from the University of Ghana Medical School and has been in practice for 11 to 20 years. Dr. Amoo has expertise in managing complex adult medical conditions, including stroke, anemia, diabetes, sepsis, pneumonia, and congestive heart failure. She accepts Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, and Medicaid plans.

• Education: University of Ghana Medical School

• Experience: 11–20 years in internal medicine/hospital medicine

• Specialties: General internal medicine, hospitalist medicine

• Current practice: Duke University Health System, Inc.; Duke Raleigh Hospital

• Accepts new patients: Not specified

• Unique skills: Expertise in sepsis, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, stroke, anemia, and diabetes

• Practice setting: Hospital-based inpatient care

Education & Training

Medical School – University of Ghana Medical School
Residency – Not specified in available information
Fellowship/Additional Training – Not specified

Medical Conditions Treated

• Stroke

• Anemia

• Diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2)

• Sepsis

• Pneumonia and other respiratory infections

• Congestive heart failure (CHF)

• Hypertension

• Chronic kidney disease

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

• Urinary tract infections

• Cellulitis and soft tissue infections

• Acute kidney injury

• Electrolyte imbalances

• Gastrointestinal bleeding

Medical Procedures Performed

• Comprehensive inpatient history and physical examinations

• Diagnostic test interpretation (laboratory, imaging, EKG, telemetry)

• Medication management (IV antibiotics, insulin, anticoagulation, diuretics, vasopressors)

• Point-of-care ultrasound (if available in hospitalist practice)

• Central line and arterial line placement (if certified; not specified)

• Lumbar puncture (if within scope)

• Paracentesis and thoracentesis (common hospitalist procedures; not explicitly listed but likely)

• Non-invasive ventilation management (BiPAP/CPAP)

• Discharge planning and coordination of post-acute care

Services Offered

Dr. Amoo provides comprehensive inpatient medical care for adults admitted to Duke Raleigh Hospital. As a hospitalist, she manages acutely ill patients with a wide range of diagnoses, from common infections and metabolic disorders to complex conditions like stroke and heart failure. Her services include daily rounding, coordination with specialists, medication management, diagnostic evaluation, and family communication. She also leads discharge planning to ensure safe transitions to home, skilled nursing facilities, or rehabilitation services. Her practice is entirely hospital-based, so she does not provide outpatient primary care.

Services include:

• Acute illness management: Treatment of sepsis, pneumonia, heart failure exacerbations, diabetic emergencies, stroke

• Chronic disease management in the hospital: Optimization of diabetes, hypertension, COPD, kidney disease during inpatient stay

• Diagnostic evaluation: Ordering and interpreting labs, imaging, and cardiac monitoring

• Procedural services: Lumbar puncture, paracentesis, thoracentesis (if credentialed; based on typical hospitalist scope)

• Care coordination: Consultation with cardiology, neurology, infectious disease, and other specialists

• Discharge planning: Medication reconciliation, follow-up appointment scheduling, patient and family education

• Palliative and end-of-life care: Goals of care discussions, symptom management, advance care planning

Accepted Insurances

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (HMO, Medicare, PPO)

• CMS Medicare (Medicare)

• CT State Medicaid (Medicaid)

• NC State Medicaid (Medicaid)

Practice Locations

Address: 3400 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Phone: Not specified in available information

Hospital Affiliations

• Duke Raleigh Hospital – Raleigh, North Carolina